Mine detail: Tamandua-Vilela-Moiroes Area.

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Location: Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -21.92662, -46.64093
dep_id: 10065545
mrds_id: TC40891
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zirconium
Minor mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Zircon
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
alteration: Clay
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Intrusive
hrock_type: Phonolite
References:
  • 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
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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