Mine detail: Lagoa Da Mina Copper Deposit

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Location

Lat / long: -9.49789, -39.78226

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Gangue: Chalcopyrite, Malachite
Orebody form: CRESCENT SHAPED INTRUSIVE
Discovery year: 1925

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Poco De Fora, Charnockites And Gneisses
Host type:Gneiss,Granite
Associated rock:Diorite;Norite-Pyroxenite
Associated type:Diorite,Pyroxenite,Hornblendite
Structure:The Basic Complex Is Crossed By N.E. Trending Faults Resulting In The Complexs Crescent Shape
Tectonic:Precambrian Shield

References

MRDSW002319
DEP10069037
ReferenceWRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM W. MARHOL
ReporterWarfle, Thomas M.