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Surubim Copper Deposit

Prospect in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068852
MRDS ID W002120
Record type Site
Current site name Surubim Copper Deposit
Alternate or previous names Surubim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -39.86199, -9.57678 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 35 KM NORTH OF MINA CARAIBA, 3 KM EAST OF PINHOES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Actinolite, Chlorite, Natronite, Illite, Talc. Appears To Have Hydrothermal Overprint That Redistributed The Mineralization.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Riacho De Buiao;
    Rock description Riacho De Buiao;
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Granulite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -39.86199, -9.57678
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Two Phases Of Folding.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NORTH
    Dip 30 DEG W
    Thickness 10M
    Length 200M
    Depth to bottom 150M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Northerly Trending Sill Which Dips 30-45 Deg West, Intense Deformation And Alteration.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Discoverer Richard Lewis, Jr.

Mining district

District name Vale Do Rio Curaca

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Caraiba Metais S/A
    First year 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1), SULFIDE ORE; ORE (2), OXIDE ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE

  • Deposit

    DE LIMA E SILVA, F.G., CAVALCANTE, P.R.B., DE SA, E.P., D'EL REY SILVA, L.J.H., AND MACHADO, J.C.M., 1988, DEPOSITO DE COBRE DE CARAIBA E O DISTRICTO CUPRIFERO DO VALE DO RIO CURACA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 11-32.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BASE OF THE SILL HAS QUARTZ-MAGNETITE-HEMATITE LENSES OF 2-3 METERS THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 14-JUL-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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