Mine detail: Alegria

Previously called 'Alegria ComplexMina De AlegriaFazenda Alegria'

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Location

Lat / long: -20.16415, -43.42394

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1803

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1967

Geology

Host rock:Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Host type:Iron Formation
Associated rock:Batatal Formation, Caraca Group, Minas Series;Gandarela Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Associated type:Phyllite,Schist,Tuff
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, Shallow Se Plunging Syncline

References

MRDSW026227
DEP10078072
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:: SAMITRI, ( 1973 ), SAMITRI: BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL, S. A. MINERACAO DA TRINDADE, UNPAGED BROCHURE.}{Deposit:: MAXWELL, C.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ALEGRIA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-J, 72P.}{Deposit:: BARCELOS, J.P., AND BUCHI, J., 1986, MINA DE MINERIO DE FERRO DE ALEGRIA, MINAS GERAIS IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRAISILIA V. II, P. 87-96.}{Production:: SAMITRI, (1973). BARCELOS AND BUCHI (1986)}
ReporterCooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.), Page, Norman J.