Eldorado 2001 - The New World Au & FeOx Cu-Au of South America

On the Cristalino Project, Carajas District, Brazil. After a revealing and comprehensive office briefing by Fabio Masotti of Docegeo, the group was split. Left: Half were taken to key exposures of the mineralisation and hosts while the others viewed core through the ore deposit at well selected locations, before swapping so all saw both aspects. Right: Fabio Masotti explains aspects of the deposit to Doug Jones (Delta Gold, Australia).
Photographs by Mike Porter