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Salamangone

Producer in Amapa*, Brazil with commodity Gold
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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. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065500
MRDS ID TC40833
Record type Site
Current site name Salamangone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -51.63249, 2.3098 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 260 KM NNW OF MACAPA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amapa*(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Amapa*

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR LOURENCO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Rock unit name Serra Lombarda Group
    Rock description Serra Lombarda Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -51.63249, 2.3098
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 60NE
    Thickness 2.5M
    Length 360M
    Width 150M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1893
Year of first production 1894

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mineracao Novo Astro S/A - Companhia De Mineraceo E Participacoes (1983 )

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDING BOTH MUTUM AND SALAMANGONE, ORE (1) IS SAPROLITE; ORE (2) IS SULFIDE WITH DILUTION OF 125 TO 1 AND 90% RECOVERY BY FLOTATION.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE FERRAN, A., 1988, DEPOSITO DE OURO DE SALAMANGONE E MUTUM, CALCOENE, AMAPA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 581-588

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DE FERRAN (1988).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR OR FIVE VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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