Mine detail: Morro Do Ferro

Previously called 'Morro Alto E Consulta'

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Location

Lat / long:

-21.90578, -46.68788

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron, Thorium, REE
Ore:	Allanite, Bastnaesite, Cerianite, Magnetite
Gangue:	Gibbsite, Kaolin, Limonite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Intrusive
Host type:	Syenite

References

MRDS	TC40873
DEP	10065531
Reference	{Deposit:: TOLBERT, G.E., 1966, THE URANIFEROUS ZIRCONIUM DEPOSITS OF THE POCOS DE CALDAS PLATEAU, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-C, 28 P.}{Deposit:: WEDOW, HELMUTH, JR., 1967, THE MORRO DO FERRO THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH ORE DEPOSIT, POCOS DE CALDAS DISTRICT, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185- D, 34 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Reserve-Resource:: WEDOW (1967)}
Reporter	Page, Norman J.