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Serro Do Navio Mine

Producer in Amapa*, Brazil with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106767
MRDS ID ISM0151
Record type Site
Current site name Serro Do Navio Mine
Alternate or previous names Amapa Mines, Macapa, Includes Clemente, Chumbo, and Terezinha Areas, Ore Bodies From Nw To Se: Clemente 2, Clemente 1, Navio, Chumbo 2,, Chumbo 1, Chumbo, Baixio, Janot, Platon, Bacellar, Atunes 1,, Atunes 2, Forno, Cancao, Cachoeira, Macao, Presepio, Gruta, Gurita,, De Palva, Baixinho, Cordovil, Fritz Ackerman, Curuca, Nelly,, Sentinella.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.04917, -0.94836 (WGS84)
Relative position 220 KM NW OF MACAPA. 196 KM RAILWAY CONNECTION TO SANTANA PORT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amapa*(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Amapa*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hausmannite Ore
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Spessartite Ore
Tephroite Ore
Boehmite Gangue
Diaspore Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Mica Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN: 41%
Result FE: 7.5%
Result AL2O3: 9.5%
Result SIO2: 6.4% MINED ORE
Result MN: 48.5%
Result FE: 6.5%
Result AL2O3: 5.9%
Result SIO2: 2.3% CONCENTRATES (AVERAGE). HERZ AND BANERJEE (1973) CONTAIN MAJOR AND MINOR ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATED AMPHIBOLITES AND SR ISOTOPIC DATA.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
    Rock unit name Jornal Amphibolite Of Amapa Series
    Rock description Jornal Amphibolite Of Amapa Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Grupo Serra Do Navio Of Amapa Series;Guianense Complex;Jornal Formation, Villa Nova Group;Serra Do Navio Formation, Villa Nova Group;Serra Do Navio Formation, Villa Nova Group;
    Rock description Grupo Serra Do Navio Of Amapa Series;Guianense Complex;Jornal Formation, Villa Nova Group;Serra Do Navio Formation, Villa Nova Group;Serra Do Navio Formation, Villa Nova Group;
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.04917, -0.94836
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Trending Folds.

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, LAYERS
    Thickness 30M
    Length 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1941
Discoverer Sr. Mario Cruz
Year of first production 1957
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Amapa District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Icomi
    Home office Brazil
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industria E Comercio De Minerios, S.A. (Icomi) )
    Home office Brazil
    First year 1948

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 12800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 40 wt-pct Manganese Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 10531831000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 39.53 wt-pct Manganese Major 1986

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 200HA
    Overall length 10000M
    Overall width 1000M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUKE, V.W.A., 1979, MANGANESE, A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: INTERNAL REPORT 53, SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRIICA, 246 P. (C18)

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANAGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, DC P. 101-104, 110, 32. (REP4,PC1,PC8,RR1,RR8,RR17,RR24,RR25,RR32,G12,C1,C5,C8-C10,C17)

  • Deposit

    ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1978-1980. (PA2-PA4)

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1982, THE ECONOMICS OF MANGANESE: LONDON, 3RD ED.

  • Deposit

    DORR, J., 1970, IRON FORMATION AND ASSOCIATED MANGANESE IN BRAZIL, IN GENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN IRON AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE KIEV SYMPOSIUM, AUG. 1970, PARIS, UNESCO, P. 105-113. (PA1)

  • Deposit

    SCARPELLI, W., 1973, THE SERRA DO NAVIO MANGANESE DEPOSIT (BRAZIL): UNESCO. PROC. KIEV, SYMP., 1970.

  • Deposit

    BGR, 1977, UNTERSUCHUNGEN UEBER ANGEBOT U. NACHFRAGE MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE. NO. 8 MANGAN. BGR. HANNOVER. FEBRUAR 1977.

  • Deposit

    WEIS, S.A., 1977, MANGANESE THE OTHER USES: METAL. BULL. BOOKS LTD. LONDON.

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-A, 22P.

  • Deposit

    HERZ, N., AND BANERJEE, S., 1973, AMPHIBOLITES OF THE LAFAIETE, MINAS GERAIS AND THE SERRA DO NOVIO MANGANESE DEPOSITS, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 68, NO. 8 P. 1289-1296.

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUES, O.B., KOSUKI, R., FILHO, A.C., 1986, DISTRITO MANGANESIFERO DE SERRA DO NAVIO, AMAPA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 167-175.

  • Deposit

    DORR, JOHN VAN N, II, PARK, C.F., DE PAIVA, GLYCON, 1949, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE SERRA DO NAVIO DISTRICT, TERRITORY OF AMAPA BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-A, P. 1-51.

  • Production

    PA1: RF5, P. 106; PA2-PA4: RF3; PA5: S3(BGR) PC1: RF2, P. 102: BGR (1977).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-82 Cannon, William F. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-87 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-92 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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