| Deposit ID | 10107444 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700476 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pitinga |
| Geographic coordinates: | -59.91601, -0.66504 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Amazonas(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Amazonas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Columbite | Ore |
| Pyrochlore | Ore |
| Tantalite | Ore |
| Xenotime | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madeira Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Madeira Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madeira Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Madeira Granite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -59.91601, -0.66504 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700476 |
DMPM
DMPM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS THE LARGEST TIN MINE IN THE WORLD AS OF 1988. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1988 | Drew, L. J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.