Abstract:The Santa Rosa Pegmatite Field (SRPF), in northeastern Minas Gerais State, is one of the most important gemstone sources in Brazil. The economy of several neighboring cities greatly relies on the trade of its gemstones. However, efforts to improve gemstone mining with practical, scientific methods are scarce, making it a yet inexpensive, marginally profitable practice. In this scenario, it is opportune to encourage new approaches to optimize mining in pegmatitic deposits. This study looked into the case of a t… Show more
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