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Mina Bonita

Producer in Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil with commodities Tungsten, Bismuth, Molybdenum
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061729
MRDS ID TC34676
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Bonita
Alternate or previous names Bonito Mine, Mina De Bonito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -36.95, -5.77336 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 27 KM NORTH OF SAO MIQUEL DA JUCURUTU.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Norte(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Norte

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEST SIDE OF RIO PIRANHOS, 2 KM FROM RIVER ON THE EAST SLOPE OF OF SERRA DO JOAO DO VALLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SCHEELITE UP TO 5 CM IN DIAMETER.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismutite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Jucurutu Formation;Serido Formation
    Rock description Jucurutu Formation;Serido Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -36.95, -5.77336
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Length 1400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Mineracao Serido

Comments on the production information

  • INCLUDES PINDOBA, MAZAGAO

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES PINDOBA, MAZAGAO.

Comments on development

  • TRENCHING (UP TO 1945) GAVE 10% OF THE LINEAR FOOTAGE. 1.8 KG SCHEELITE PER TON AND 15% BETWEEN 1.1 AND 1.8 KG PER TON. BULK AVERAGE ABOUT OR LESS THAN 0.1% WO3.

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

    JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND MOACYE DE VASCONCELLOS, F., 1945, SCHEELITE IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 40, NO. 1, P. 34-50.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELLOS, F., 1943, TUNGSTENIO NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 7, NO. 4, P. 247-260.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CESAR (1984).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOME RESIDUAL PLACERS FROM WHICH BISMUTITE WAS RECOVERED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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