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Mina Sao Nicolau

Past Producer in Paraiba, Brazil with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111544
MRDS ID TC40684
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Sao Nicolau

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -37.07806, -6.71525 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 10 KM NE OF SAO MAMEDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraiba(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Paraiba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Scapolite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

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 > Mica Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -37.07806, -6.71525
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 700M
    Depth to top 20M

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZITE WITH LIMESTONE (TACTIE) BED OVERLAIN BY MICA SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Manoel Da Silveira Dantas )
    First year 1942

Comments on the production information

  • LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER, U

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, TUNGSTENIO NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 7, NO. 41, P. 247-260

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    JOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: DEC, 1942
Deposit PRELIMINARY MINING WAS DONE IN RESIDUAL (ELUVIAL) MATERIALS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-95 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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