Mine detail: Perau Mine

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Location: Parana, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -24.85796, -49.00735
dep_id: 10065498
mrds_id: TC40831
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Minor mineral: Copper, Zinc, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Barite
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Perau Formation
hrock_type: Limestone,Dolomite
arock_unit: Pre-Setuva Group;Perau Formation;Perau Formation;Perau Formation;Perau Formation;Perau Formation;Perau Formation;Perau Formation
arock_type: Gneiss
tectonic: Precambrian Shield
disc_yr: 1920
References:
  • Deposit:: DA SILVA, C.R., DE SOUZA, I.M., AND BRANDAO, W., 1988, MINA DE CHUMBO E PRATA DO PERAU, ADRIANOPOLIS, PARANA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 123-134
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: DE SILVA AND OTHERS (1988).
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