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Mina De Ipueira

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065446
MRDS ID TC40689
Record type Site
Current site name Mina De Ipueira
Alternate or previous names Minas De Ipueira, Ipueira I, Ipueira Ii, Ipueira Iii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -39.73448, -10.35368 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 44 KM ENE OF SENHOR DO BONFIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Comments on the location information

  • GOLD-BEARING DRAINAGES INCLUDE THE QUEBRADAS MISARA, OROCHOCA, PEPE, AND OTHERS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Serpentine Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -39.73448, -10.35368
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, LAYERS
    Thickness 7M
    Length 1700M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Year of first production 1979

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia De Ferro - Ligas Da Bahia S/A (Ferbasa) )
    First year 1971

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Material ORE (4)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^39.4% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 39wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Material ORE (3)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^38% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 38wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Material ORE (2)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^22.66% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 23wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material ORE (5)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^18% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 18wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material ORE (6)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^39.6% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 40wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Material ORE (8)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^37.0% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 37wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Material ORE (7)
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^18% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 18wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER
  • ORE (1), LUMP ORE FROM 2000 MT PILOT PROSPECTS; ORE (2), RUN OF MINE; ORE (3), LUMP; ORE (4), CONCENTRATE; ORE (5), RUN OF MINE; ORE (6), LUMP; ORE (7), RUN OF MINES; ORE (8), LUMP.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES MINAS DE MEDRADO.
  • ORE (1), MEASURED IPUEIRA I; ORE (2), INDICATED IPUEIRA I; ORE (3), INFERRED IPUEIRA I; ORE (4), MEASURED IPUIERA II; ORE (5), INDICATED IPUEIRA II; ORE (6), INFERRED IPUEIRA II; ORE (7), MEASURED IPUEIRA III; ORE (8), INDICATED IPUEIRA III; ORE (9), INFERRED IPUEIRA III; ORE (10), TOTAL LUMP ORE; ORE (11), TOTAL DISSEMINATED. 1979 RESERVES ARE RESERVES PRE-1978 AND 1978 RESERVES ARE POST-1978. 1979 RESERVES ARE PRE-1979 AND 1978 RESERVES ARE POST-1978.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE M.P. MELLO, C.H., DURAO, G., VIANA, J.D.S., CARVALHO, C.J.C., 1986, DEPOSITOS DE CROMITA DAS FAZENDAS MEDRADO E IPUEIRA MUNICIPIO DE SENHOR DO BONFIM, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. SHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., V. II, P. 215-234.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DE M.P. MELLO AND OTHERS (1986).

  • Reserve-Resource

    CESAR (1984).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 80% OF ORE IS LUMP ORE, CUT IN FAULT BLOCKS BY E-W FAULTS.
Deposit TC34721 HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 16-AUG-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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