Mine detail: Morro Agudo

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-19.89749, -43.23227

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue:	Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Minas Series
Host type:	Iron Formation
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Complex Folding And Granitic Intrusions; Iron Formations Run In Bands Of Varying Widths And Cutting Across Quadrilatero From East To West And North To South; Thickness Ranges To Several Hundred Feet

References

MRDS	W026225
DEP	10078070
Reference	{Deposit:: ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22S}{Deposit:: DORR, J. V. N., II, AND BARBOSA, A. L. M., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ITABIRA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 341 - C, P. C1 - C110}{Deposit:: SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 A, SAMITRI: SKILLING *MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 16 , P. 1 , 12 - 17}{Deposit:: SAMITRI (1973), SAMITRI: BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL, S. A. MINERACAO DA TRINDADE S. A., UNPAGED BROCHURE.}{Production:: SKILLINGS, D. N., JR, 1973 A.}
Reporter	Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.)