Antonina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078062
MRDS ID W026211
Record type Site
Current site name Antonina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.76568, -25.44739 (WGS84)
Relative position 200 KM WEST OF CURITIBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.76568, -25.44739

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 15000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS P. 302 - 380. 433 QUN22S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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