Pirocaua

Unknown in Maranhao, Brazil with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022456
MRDS ID DE03034
Record type Site
Current site name Pirocaua

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -45.28744, -5.0858 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maranhao(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Maranhao

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -45.28744, -5.0858

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALSY YEARBOOK 1953

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PHOSPHATIC BAUXITE, ECONOMIC SEPARATION OF THE P2O5 AND AL2O3 HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.