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Catalao-Goiasfertil

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Magnesite, Niobium (Columbium), Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Titanium, Uranium, Vanadium, Vermiculite
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  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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182506
MAS/MILS ID 3510170013
Record type Site
Current site name Catalao-Goiasfertil
Alternate or previous names Catalao Goiasfertil, Catalao 1 Goiasfertil, Goiasfertil Catalao, Ouvidor, Fazenda Chapadao

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -47.79904, -18.13087 (WGS84)
Elevation 930
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Vermiculite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -47.79904, -18.13087
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 250M
    Area 520HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 520
    Date of Last Modification 830330

Comments on the geologic information

  • APATITE OUTCROPS IN THE FORM OF A LENSE WITH A NW-SE STRIKE IN AN ARC IN THE NORTH AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COMPLEX.
  • INSITU DENSITY UNKNOWN
  • OTHER MINERALS PRESENT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CARBONATITE COMPLEX ARE ILMENITE, ANATASE,VERMICULITE, MAGNETITE, MARTITE, QUARTZ, SILICA, AND BARITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1894
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1976
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Goias

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Metais De Goias (Metago)
    Interest 40
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Petrobras Fertilizantes (Petrofertil)
    Interest 30
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fibase (Development Bank)
    Interest 30
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • ALTERNATE NAME: GOIAS FERTILIZANTES (GOIASFERTIL). IT IS A STATE MINING COMPANY

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Description Initial Production 26400 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1977
    Description 52800 Mtpy
  • Year 1978
    Description 59400 Mtpy
  • Year 1979
    Description 59400 Mtpy
  • Year 1980
    Description 59400 Mtpy

Comments on the production information

  • WASTE TAILINGS ARE IMPOUNDED. THESE MATERIALS WILL LIKELY BE RECLAIMED AT A FUTURE DATE FOR PROCESSING TO RECOVER TITANIUM AND NIOBIUM.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Demonstrated 29032000mt ore
    Total resources 29032000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 8.9 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Demonstrated 238534000mt ore
    Total resources 238534000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 8.9 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 300000000mt ore
    Total resources 300000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 13 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 520HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 13
    Capacity 12150
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOVEMBER 1989, PP. 58-61.

  • Deposit

    ALVES, B P, DISTRITO NIOBIO-TITANIFERO DE TAPIRA: BRAZIL,

  • Deposit

    DEPTO NAC PROD MIN BOL 108, 1960

  • Deposit

    DIBBLE, M F, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOSFAGO PHOSPHATE ROCK

  • Deposit

    CONCENTRATOR, BRAZIL: AIME FALL MEETING, MINNEAPOLIS,

  • Deposit

    MINNESOTA, 1980

  • Deposit

    DYER, R C, OS DOMOS ULTRABASICO-ALCALINOS DOS ARREDORES DE

  • Deposit

    CATALAO - GEOLOGIC REGIONAL: OURO PRETO, REV ESC MINAS

  • Deposit

    VOL XXVII, NO 4, P 170-176

  • Deposit

    EITEN, G, THE CERRADO VEGETATION OF BRAZIL: THE BOTANICAL

  • Deposit

    REVIEW, VOL 38, NO 2, 1972, P 201-341

  • Deposit

    GUIA QUATRO RODAS DO BRASIL, 1981

  • Deposit

    LEONARDOS, O H, CARBONATITOS COM APATITA E PIROCLORO: BRAZIL

  • Deposit

    DEPTO NAC PROD MIN AVULSO NO 80, RIO DE JANEIRO, 1956

  • Deposit

    MC NEIL, M, BRAZIL'S URANIUM/THORIUM DEPOSITS: GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    RESERVES AND POTENTIAL, MILLER FREEMAN, SAN FRANCISCO 1978

  • Deposit

    METAGO - REPORT (CONFIDENTIAL), 1977

  • Deposit

    MURPHY, M, WOLLENBERG, H, STRISOWER, B, BOWMAN, H, FLEXSER,

  • Deposit

    S, AND CARMICHAEL, I, URANIUM IN ALKALINE ROCKS,

  • Deposit

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACT,

  • Deposit

    GRAND JUNCTION, GJBX-78, 1978

  • Deposit

    SILVA, A F, JR, AND R B NETO, ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL, JULY, 1979

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, OCTOBER 14, 1985, P.4.

  • Deposit

    "START UP AND OPERATING EXPERIENCE ON THE GOISFERTIL

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE SLURRY PIPELINE", PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM,

  • Deposit

    NO. 150, JUL/AUG. 1987, PP. 39-42.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERAL HOLDINGS: "ALVARAS (CLAIMS) 90 & 91 (1968)"

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-OCT-1996 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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