Improper disposal of copper mining wastes can threaten the ecosystem and human health
due to the high levels of potentially toxic elements released into the environment. The …

Abstract The Carajás Domain in the Amazonian Craton, Brazil, displays remarkable
metallogenetic diversity, containing iron-oxide-copper–gold (IOCG), Cu-Au, Mn, Fe, Ni-Co …

Abstract Knowledge of arsenic (As) levels in gold (Au) mining areas in the Amazon is critical
for determining environmental risks and the health of the local population, mainly because …

Contamination of soil, water and plants caused by gold mining is of great societal concern
because of the risk of environmental pollution and risk to human health. The aim of the …

The objectives of this study were to establish geochemical background values of aluminum
(Al), iron (Fe), arsenic (As), barium (Ba), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper …

Mineral exploration of copper (Cu) in the Amazon has significantly impacted the
environment, leading to contamination of large areas that require remediation. Tropical tree …

Abstract 40 Ar-39 Ar dating of biotite from IOCG and granite-related Cu-Au deposits in the
Carajás Mineral Province provides evidence for the timing of mineralization and constraints …

Abstract The Grota Funda iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposit is situated within a regional
WNW-ESE–striking shear zone in the northwestern portion of the Carajás domain, an …

The Cristalino deposit, located in the Serra do Rabo region (Pará State, Brazil), is related to
a hydrothermal system in which two major alteration stages could be distinguished most …

Abstract The Carajás Basin, Amazonian Craton, hosts extensive Neoarchean to
Paleoproterozoic sedimentary archives, which are still poorly constrained regarding their …