Águas Claras mine, Nova Lima, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 19° 57' 18'' South , 43° 53' 56'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -19.955, -43.8988888889 |
An Fe mine in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (Iron Quadrangle).
Owned by Vale, but without operation since 2002.
Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
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References
- Mining Annual Review (1985): 81.
- Carlos Alberto Spier, Sonia Maria Barros de Oliveira und Carlos Alberto Rosière (2003): Geology and geochemistry of the Águas Claras and Pico Iron Mines, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralium Deposita, 38, 751-774.
- Spier, C.A., Barros de Oliveira, S.M., Rosière, C.A., and Ardisson, J.D. (2008): Mineralogy and trace-element geochemistry of the high-grade iron ores of the Águas Claras Mine and comparison with the Capão Xavier and Tamanduá iron ore deposits, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil. Mineralium Deposita 43, 229-254.
- Carlos Alberto Spier, Sonia Maria Barros de Oliveira und Carlos Alberto Rosière (2003): Geology and geochemistry of the Águas Claras and Pico Iron Mines, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralium Deposita, 38, 751-774.
- Spier, C.A., Barros de Oliveira, S.M., Rosière, C.A., and Ardisson, J.D. (2008): Mineralogy and trace-element geochemistry of the high-grade iron ores of the Águas Claras Mine and comparison with the Capão Xavier and Tamanduá iron ore deposits, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil. Mineralium Deposita 43, 229-254.
Águas Claras mine, Nova Lima, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil