Surucucus

Past Producer in Roraima*, Brazil with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060626
MRDS ID TC30037
Record type Site
Current site name Surucucus

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.74943, 2.83477 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Roraima*(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Roraima*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.74943, 2.83477

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DERIVED FROM GRANITOS SURUMU OF MIDDLE PROTEROZXOIC AGE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CESAR (1984)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1992 Norman J Page U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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