Cana Brava Asbestos Deposit

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodity Asbestos
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. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133905
MAS/MILS ID 3510170004
Record type Site
Current site name Cana Brava Asbestos Deposit
Alternate or previous names Canabrava Asbestos Deposit, Uruacu Asbestos Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.14909, -14.49771 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.14909, -14.49771

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Sizing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sociedad Anomina Mineracao De Amianto
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OTHER NAME:URUACU ASB DEP. RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 45
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MIN.MAG.,SEPT.1976,1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90% OF PROD.,V.

  • Deposit

    9,P.238.

  • Deposit

    U.S.BU MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK-1971-VOL.III-BRAZIL CHAP.-

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD 030-LOCATION IS OF DEPOSIT 2 KM NW OF URUACU. 76-RCD 130-1971 PROD. OF 15420 TONNES AS.FIBER,1972 PROD. WA PECTED TO BE 24500 TONNES-MINE CAPACITY BASED UPON 1971 P 350 OPERATING DAYS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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