Macahubes

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038301
MRDS ID M045630
Record type Site
Current site name Macahubes
Alternate or previous names Serra Do Macahubas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -41.70288, -12.47287 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -41.70288, -12.47287

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, P. 53

  • Deposit

    CARNEIRO, A.J., RIQUEZAS MINERAES DO ESTADO DA BAHIA, 1908

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, PT AND ALLIED METALS: MINERAL RES. DEPT. GREAT BRITAIN, LONDON, P.107

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE, 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 116

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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