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Gongo Socco Mine

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Gold, Manganese, Silver, Platinum, Zirconium, Copper, Palladium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103650
MRDS ID M045628
Record type Site
Current site name Gongo Socco Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.58478, -19.95443 (WGS84)
Relative position W - SW BELLO - HORIZONTE 23 AIR MILES ; SIX MILES SE OF CAETHE
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Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Manganese Primary
Silver Primary
Platinum Secondary
Zirconium Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ON ANALYSIS OF GONGO SOCCO BULLION, PERCENTAGES OF SILVER AND PLATINUM DECREASED WHILE THOSE OF COPPER AND PALLADIUM INCREASED WITH DEPTH

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Rutile Ore
Tourmaline Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result PD 3.89%-4.80%, PT. 0.04%-0.12% OF THE BULLION
Result SCATTERED SAMPLINGS GAVE PD 4%, PT 2 TO 4%
Result ONE LBSAMPLE UNREFINED GOLD, AG=5.14%, PD=4.28%, CU=2.84%, PT=.076% (HUSSAK 1906)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.58478, -19.95443
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Ore body information

  • General form NARROW HANDS, SEAMS

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ITABIRITES

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1826-1856

Mining district

District name Municipio De Sta. Barbara

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045628

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, P. 53

  • Deposit

    MILLER AND SINGEWALD, 1919, P. 156

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, H.K., 1903, GOLD-FIELD MINAS GERAES, BRAZIL: P. 422

  • Deposit

    GODOY & COELHO, 1947, RECURSOS MINERAIS

  • Deposit

    5) QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG, STUTTGART, P. 115

  • Deposit

    6) OLIVA E VIEIRA, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA PLATINA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BOLETIM 19, P. 3

  • Deposit

    7) HUSSAK, 1906, O PALLADIO E A PLATINA NO BRASIL:ANNAES DA ESCOLA DE MINAS DE OURO PRETO, NO. 8, P. 94

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey