| Lat / long: | -20.09749, -44.13229 |
| Primary: | Iron |
| Ore: | Hematite, Magnetite |
| Gangue: | Quartz |
| Orebody form: | BEDDED |
| Discovery year: | 1803 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Sedimentary |
| Production size: | Yes |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1953 |
| 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 |
| MRDS | W026219 |
| DEP | 10111250 |
| 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. C 1 - C 110.}{Deposit:: SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 B, FERTECO MINERACAO: SKILLINGS MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 24 , P. 1 , 10 - 13 , 16 - 18}{Reserve-Resource:: ALVARADO, B., 1970 ; SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 B} |
| Reporter | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) |