Macau

Prospect in Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133902
MAS/MILS ID 3510350006
Record type Site
Current site name Macau

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -36.61558, -5.83138 (WGS84)
Elevation 50

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Norte(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Norte

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -36.61558, -5.83138

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 14, 1975: ABREU, S.F., 1960, RECURSOS MINERALS DO BRA

  • Deposit

    INS. NAC. TEC., P. 114

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DRILLING FOR OIL (PETROBRAS), DRILLED THRU"FOSFORITA" BEDS. DRILLING WILL DETERMINE SIZE OF DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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