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Morro Dos Seis Lagos

Prospect in Amazonas, Brazil with commodities Niobium (Columbium), REE, Thorium, Vanadium, Beryllium, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023661
MRDS ID I001066
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Dos Seis Lagos
Alternate or previous names Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.68283, 0.31825 (WGS84)
Relative position IN PICO DA NEBLIANA NATIONAL PARK, 65 KM NNE OF SAO GABRIEL DA COCHOEIRA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amazonas(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Pico Da Nebliana National Park(federal land)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Amazonas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary
Thorium Secondary
Vanadium Critical Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 24
USGS model code 10
Deposit model name Carbonatite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive
    Rock unit name Seis Lagos Formation
    Rock description Seis Lagos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Colluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.68283, 0.31825
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Pico Da Nebliana National Park

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia De Pesquisa E Recursos Minerais (Cprm)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 2897000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Niobium (Columbium) Nb2o5 2.85 wt-pct Niobium (Columbium) Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES ARE GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1990, BRAZIL STRNGTHENS NIOBIUM GRIP: V. 314, NO. 8059, P. 145.

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN SCHOBBENHAUSS, C.D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 1990; CESAR, 1984.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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