Sao Felix Do Xingu

Prospect in Para, Brazil with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134338
MAS/MILS ID 3510250004
Record type Site
Current site name Sao Felix Do Xingu
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -51.99916, -6.74806 (WGS84)
Elevation 700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -51.99916, -6.74806

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830718

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1000
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineracan Do Sul
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRELIMINARY ORE RESERVE ESTIMATES ARE REPORTED TO BE MORE THAN 2 MILLION TONS OF A GREATER THAN 2% NICKEL CONTENT, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE ORE OF THE HIGHEST-GRADE NICKEL LATERITE RESERVES YET FOUND IN BRAZIL.
  • CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. PRIVATE CONSULTANT IN BRAZIL 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TONNAGE AND ORE GRADES ARE EXPRESSES IN DRY UNITS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JUN-1995 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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