Campinhas Mine

Past Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Chromium

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10099546
MRDS ID	TC40666
Record type	Site
Current site name	Campinhas Mine
Alternate or previous names	Campo Formoso

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-40.39615, -10.52452 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)

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
Chromium Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chromite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	CONCENTRATE: 38.70% CR, 15.2% FE, CR/FE=2.54

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Neoarchean
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Neoarchean

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
Host or associated Associated

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
Rock unit name	Campo Formoso Batholith;Itapicuru Complex;;
Rock description	Campo Formoso Batholith;Itapicuru Complex;;

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Rock unit name Campo Formoso Complex

Rock description Campo Formoso Complex

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Rock unit name	Campo Formoso Complex
Rock description	Campo Formoso Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-40.39615, -10.52452	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1907

Mining district

District name	Campo Formoso

Comments on the production information

DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC40666

Bibliographic references

Deposit

DUARTE, P.M., AND FONTES, C.F., 1986, MINAS DE CROMITA DAS FAZENDAS LIMOEIRO E PEDRINHAS, MUNICIPIO DE CAMPO FORMOSO, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., V. II, P. 207-214.
Deposit

JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND DE SOUZA, H.C.A., 1943, LAYERED OR BANDED CHROMITE AT CAMPO FORMOSO, BAHIA, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 38, NO. 1, P. 287-297.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	93 LAYERS OF CHROMITE WERE FOUND IN VERTICAL SECTION OF 1 M, DEPOSITS FAULTED.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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