| Deposit ID | 10158258 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510270003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Olinda-Paulista/Igarassu |
| Alternate or previous names | Igarassu, Olinda-Paulista, Project Fosforita, Paulista-Igarassu |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -34.99884, -7.74797 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Paraiba(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Paraiba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -34.99884, -7.74797 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 350HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Paraiba |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lundgren Group (Fospersa) |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Petrofertil (Petrobras Fertilizantes, Sa) |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia Agro Ind Igarassu |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 50000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 50000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 140HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510270003 |
ANDERY, PAULO ABIB. BRAZIL'S BUSY PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY-NEW
DISCOVERIES, NEW MINES PLANNED. WORLD MINING, FEBRUARY
1977, P 47
ABIB, PAULO, S A, RESOURCES AND POTENTIAL USE OF DOMESTIC
PHOSPHATE ROCK IN BRAZIL, 1979
AGRICULTURA - A FORCA VERDE, A GRANJA, 1980
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,
4TH EDITION, 1980
I ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE ROCHA FOSFATICA: BRAZIL, IBRAFOS,
INST BRAS DO FOSFATO, BRASILIA 19 & 29 APRIL, 1979
A INDUSTRIA BRASILEIRA DE FERTILIZANTES; BRAZIL, MIN IND
COM, CONS DESENV IND, BRASILIA, 1980
HARRINGTON,J.F, WARD,D.E., AND MCKELVEY,V.E.,1966, SOURCES
OF FERTILIZER MINERALS IN SOUTH AMERICA A PRELIMINARY
STUDY
MC NEIL, M, BRAZIL'S URANIUM THORUM DEPOSITS, MILLER
FREEMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, 1979
SAAD, SAMIR, ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS DE APPROVEITAMENTO DE URANO
ASSOCIADO AOS FOSFATOS DO NORDESTE: BRAZIL, COM NAC DE
ENERGIA NUCLEAR, BOLETIM NO 7, RIO DE JANEIRO, 1974
SILVA, ANTENOR, ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK PRODUCTION IN
BRAZIL: OUTLOOK FOR AMMONIA, PHOSPHATE ROCK AND SULFUL IN
LATIN AMERICA, 1979
WHITE, M G & PIERSON, C T, A SUMMARY OF RADIOACTIVE
MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS IN BRAZIL 1952-1960: PROJECT REPT
BRAZ INV (IRBR-26), USGS, APRIL 1970.
WILLIAMS, HORACE E, O CLIMA DO BRAZIL: BRAZIL, SERV GEOL E
MIN, NOTAS PRELIMINARIES E ESTUDOS, NUMERO 8, RIO DE
JANEIRO, 1937
GREEN MARKETS, JANUARY 17, 1983, P.8.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1983, P.92.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1985, P.72.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-DEC-1994 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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