Olinda-Paulista/Igarassu

Prospect in Paraiba, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -34.99884, -7.74797 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -34.99884, -7.74797

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.2M
    Area 350HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 4
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 16.5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 350
    Date of Last Modification 830324

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRIKE AND DIP: STRIKE N-S/DIP SLIGHTLY TO EAST
  • IN SITU DENSITY UNKNOWN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1951
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Paraiba

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • 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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Inferred 50000000mt ore
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 18 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 140HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 90.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 16.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 2720
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANDERY, PAULO ABIB. BRAZIL'S BUSY PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY-NEW

  • Reserve-Resource

    DISCOVERIES, NEW MINES PLANNED. WORLD MINING, FEBRUARY

  • Reserve-Resource

    1977, P 47

  • Deposit

    ABIB, PAULO, S A, RESOURCES AND POTENTIAL USE OF DOMESTIC

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE ROCK IN BRAZIL, 1979

  • Deposit

    AGRICULTURA - A FORCA VERDE, A GRANJA, 1980

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    4TH EDITION, 1980

  • Deposit

    I ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE ROCHA FOSFATICA: BRAZIL, IBRAFOS,

  • Deposit

    INST BRAS DO FOSFATO, BRASILIA 19 & 29 APRIL, 1979

  • Deposit

    A INDUSTRIA BRASILEIRA DE FERTILIZANTES; BRAZIL, MIN IND

  • Deposit

    COM, CONS DESENV IND, BRASILIA, 1980

  • Deposit

    HARRINGTON,J.F, WARD,D.E., AND MCKELVEY,V.E.,1966, SOURCES

  • Deposit

    OF FERTILIZER MINERALS IN SOUTH AMERICA A PRELIMINARY

  • Deposit

    STUDY

  • Deposit

    MC NEIL, M, BRAZIL'S URANIUM THORUM DEPOSITS, MILLER

  • Deposit

    FREEMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, 1979

  • Deposit

    SAAD, SAMIR, ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS DE APPROVEITAMENTO DE URANO

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIADO AOS FOSFATOS DO NORDESTE: BRAZIL, COM NAC DE

  • Deposit

    ENERGIA NUCLEAR, BOLETIM NO 7, RIO DE JANEIRO, 1974

  • Deposit

    SILVA, ANTENOR, ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK PRODUCTION IN

  • Deposit

    BRAZIL: OUTLOOK FOR AMMONIA, PHOSPHATE ROCK AND SULFUL IN

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICA, 1979

  • Deposit

    WHITE, M G & PIERSON, C T, A SUMMARY OF RADIOACTIVE

  • Deposit

    MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS IN BRAZIL 1952-1960: PROJECT REPT

  • Deposit

    BRAZ INV (IRBR-26), USGS, APRIL 1970.

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, HORACE E, O CLIMA DO BRAZIL: BRAZIL, SERV GEOL E

  • Deposit

    MIN, NOTAS PRELIMINARIES E ESTUDOS, NUMERO 8, RIO DE

  • Deposit

    JANEIRO, 1937

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, JANUARY 17, 1983, P.8.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1983, P.92.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1985, P.72.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-1994 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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