Samarco mine (Morro do Fraga mine), Bento Rodrigues, Santa Rita Durão, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Samarco mine (Morro do Fraga mine) | Mine |
| Bento Rodrigues | Subdistrict |
| Santa Rita Durão | Municipal District |
| Mariana | City |
| Minas Gerais | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 12' 7'' South , 43° 26' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariana | 45,236 (2012) | 19.7km |
| Ouro Preto | 63,678 (2012) | 22.4km |
| Barão de Cocais | 22,387 (2012) | 28.9km |
| Itabirito | 39,452 (2012) | 38.0km |
| Rio Piracicaba | 10,439 (2012) | 41.2km |
Owned/operated by:
Samarco Mineração S.A (50%) - a public limited company owned by BHP, and
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Morro do Fraga, Distrito de Bento Rodrigues
The Morro do Fraga mine was reported as a gold mine in iron-bearing talc beds, operated in the beginning of the 20th century.
This has now disappeared into the open-cast workings of the Samarco mine, an open-cast iron ore mine.
This is the site of the Bento Rodrigues Dam Distaster of 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento_Rodrigues_dam_disaster which claimed the lives of 17 people.
This has now disappeared into the open-cast workings of the Samarco mine, an open-cast iron ore mine.
This is the site of the Bento Rodrigues Dam Distaster of 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento_Rodrigues_dam_disaster which claimed the lives of 17 people.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Brazil
- Minas Gerais
- ⭔Iron QuadrangleQuadrangle
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Araçuaí Belt (north)Orogenic Belt
- Brazilian ShieldShield
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