Arari

Prospect in Maranhao, Brazil with commodity Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023332
MRDS ID I000195
Record type Site
Current site name Arari

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.78236, -3.46489 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated, May Be Incorrect.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maranhao(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Maranhao

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF ARARI IN MARANHAO; THE REFERENCE GAVE NO RELATIVE POSITION BEYOND "40 KM FROM FAZENDINHA". FAZENDINHA WAS NOT LOCATABLE ON AVAILABLE MAPS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Potash Ore
Sylvanite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.78236, -3.46489

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Petromisa Mineracao Sa

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 1986, INTERNATIONAL MINE/PLANT ACTIVITY: V. 13, NO. 4

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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