Serra Do Jamari

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060648
MRDS ID TC30063
Record type Site
Current site name Serra Do Jamari
Alternate or previous names Part of Mineracao Do Norte Mrn Concession At Trombetas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -56.72677, -1.71832 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 450 KM E OF MANUS, 850 KM W OF BELEM, 55 KM SW OF PORTO TROMBETAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Comments on the location information

  • WESTERN MOST PORTION OF CONCESSION AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -56.72677, -1.71832

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mineracao Do Norte )
    First year 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED RESERVE

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.

  • Deposit

    HERNALSTEENS, C.M. DE OLIVIERA, LAPA, R.R., 1988, BAUXITA DE PORTO TROMBETAS, ORIXIMINA, PARA IN PRINCIPIAS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBEHAUS AND C.E.S. COEHLO: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE, V. III, P. 621-639.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CESAR (1984)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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