Trauira Island Bauxite

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068863
MRDS ID W002132
Record type Site
Current site name Trauira Island Bauxite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -45.54904, -1.21501 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maranhao(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Maranhao

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -45.54904, -1.21501

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT LOCATED ON THE CHAPADA (MESA) PIROCAUA AND TRAUIRA ISLAND ON THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE STATE. ESTIMATED RESERVES OF ORE (30 PERCENT AL2O3) ARE BEING EVALUATED UNDER A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE DNPM TO MINERCAO OSAKI, LTDA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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