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Aracuai

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lithium, Cesium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024730
MRDS ID ISM0477
Record type Site
Current site name Aracuai
Alternate or previous names Maravilha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.93226, -16.71426 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Cesium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LITHIUM (SPOD,PETL.)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Aracuai-Formation;Aracuai-Formation
    Rock description Aracuai-Formation;Aracuai-Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.93226, -16.71426
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Faixa De Dobramentos Aracuai

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1987

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia.Arqueana De Minerios E Metais Ltda.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 15000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium LiO2 3.87 wt-pct Lithium Major 1985

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AFGOUNI,K.& SILVA SJ,J.H.,1978:LITHIUM ORE IN BRAZIL.--IN:PENNER,S.S.(EDITOR):LITHIUM NEEDS AND RESOURCES. ENERGY,VOL.3;P.247-253

  • Deposit

    AUBERT,G.,1963: LE LITHIUM.--BULL.DU B.R.G.M.,NO 2,P.23-93,PARIS 1963

  • Deposit

    SCHOBBENHAUS,C.,ET AL.,1984:GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL. ---BRASILIA 1984

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1987 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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