| Deposit ID | 10182552 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510350004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Bodo |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -36.39888, -5.96417 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Grande Do Norte(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Rio Grande Do Norte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -36.39888, -5.96417 |
|---|
| Strike | N70W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 35S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| District name | Santana Do Mato |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineracao Serteneja, S. A. |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510350004 |
BARBOSA, F.L.M., 1973A, THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF TUNGSTEN I
EAST BRAZIL, IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS OF MINERALS AND
COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V.68, NO.4, P.115-162.
EBERT, HEINZ, 1970, THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE "BORBOREM
(STATES OF PARAIBA AND RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, NORTHEASTERN
) AND THE ORIGIN OF ITS MINERAL PROVINCES: GEOL. RUNDSCH
NO.3, PG.1292-1326.
JOHNSTON, W.D., & DE VASCONCELLOS, F.M., 1945, SCHEELITE IN
EASTERN BRAZIL: ECON. GEOL., V.40:1, PG.34-50.
BARBOSA, F.L.M., 1973B, PERFIL ANALITICO DO TUNGSTENIO: DNPM
TIM NO.24, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 69P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75-RCD 020 CO HQ RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL 75-RCD 020 OPERATOR IS 100% SUBSIDIARY OF BRASIMET, LTDA, RE 75-RCD 050 PRODUCTION INTERMITTENT 1943-PRESENT 75-RCD 080 DEP IS TACTITE IN FOLDED METASEDS NEAR GRANITE 75-RCD 101 NO RESERVE DATA AVAILABLE, GEOLOGIC DATA INSUFFIC 75-RCD 120 MINING-COMBINATION OPEN STOPE-SHRINKAGE STOPE 75-RCD 151 MILL ALSO TREATS MINA CAFUCA ORE 935135003 75-RCD 160 DEST IS FERRO-TUNGSTEN PLANT AT SALVADOR, BAHIA 75-RCD 161 DEST IS PORT OF RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO FOR EXPORT 75-RCD 040-18 KM FROM CERRO CORA;ONC M-28. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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