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Tapira

Plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Thorium, Titanium, Uranium, 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. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207087
MAS/MILS ID 3510230010
Record type Site
Current site name Tapira
Alternate or previous names Tarira Valep, Valep, Fazenda Cachoeira, Salitre, Piloes

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -46.83231, -19.86421 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vermiculite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anatase Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Perovskite Unknown
Vermiculite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -46.83231, -19.86421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 60M
    Area 3602HA
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3602
    Date of Last Modification 940725

Comments on the geologic information

  • APATITE IS "FLUOR-HYDROXY APATITE" OTHER SECONDARY PHOSPHATE MINERALS INCLUDE: CRANDALLITE, GOIASITE, AND GORCEIXITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1958
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1979
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Minas Gerais

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fosfertil, Sa
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • FOSFERTIL, SA IS OWNED EQUALLY BY: COMPANHIA VALERIO DOCE (CVRD) PETROFERTIL FIBASE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 318000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 8.1999 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Demonstrated 734230666mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 8.21 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 1010000000mt ore
    Total resources 1010000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 8 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT UPDATE TO 1987 RESOURCE DATA FOR SAMPLE SET PROPERTY EVALUATION. SEE BIBLOGRAPHY REFERANCE "A".
  • REC 02 DATA AS OF 1987. SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY "A".

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3602HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Capacity 39840
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3602HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Capacity 67200
    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

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. NEW AND EXPANDING MINES AND

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLANTS. E&MJ, OCTOBER 1978, P. 63

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO - 1988, PAGE 221.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DIV FOM PROD MIN, BOL 108, RIO, 1960

  • Deposit

    BETZ, E W, BENEFICIATION OF BRAZILIAN PHOSPHATES, PAPER 63,

  • Deposit

    13TH INTERNATIONAL MINING CONGRESS, WARSAW, 1979

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH

  • Deposit

    EDITION, LONDON, 1980

  • Deposit

    CRUZ, E F, ET AL, ASPECTS OF THE SUPERFICIAL PHOSPHORUS AND

  • Deposit

    TITANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TAPIRA CARBONATITE COMPLEX, MINAS

  • Deposit

    GERAIS, BRAZIL: 25TH GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, ARACAJU, 1973

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    REVIEW, VOL 38, NO 2, APRIL-JUNE 1972

  • Deposit

    GUIA QUATRO RODAS DO BRASIL, RIO, 1981

  • Deposit

    LEONARDIS, O, CARBONATITOS COM APATITA E PIROCLORO: BRAZIL

  • Deposit

    D.N.P.M., AVULSO 89, ANO, 1956

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RESERVES, POTENTIAL, MILLER FREEMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, 1978

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL PRODUCTION, ANUARIO, 1979

  • Deposit

    SILVA, ANTONIO, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, PAULO ABIB ENG, S A,

  • Deposit

    1979

  • Deposit

    VALEP, A TERRA, A OBRA E O HOMEN, A BROCHURE, 1978

  • Deposit

    VALEP COMECA COM 900 MIL TON/ANO DE CONCENTRADO FOSFATICO:

  • Deposit

    MINERACAO E METALUGIO, 1980

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., LTD., 1964, A WORLD SURVEY OF PHOS-

  • Deposit

    PHATE DEPOSITS; LONDON, BRIT. SUL. CORP., LTD. P. 162.

  • Deposit

    HARRINGTON, J.F., 1966, SOURCES OF FERTILIZER MINERALS IN

  • Deposit

    S. AMERICA: A PRELIMINARY STUDY: USGS, BULL. 1240,

  • Deposit

    PP. 34, 35.

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, AUGUST 13, 1984, P.9.

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, AUGUST 17, 1987, P.1.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 154, MARCH/APRIL, 1988, P.10.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 158, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 1988

  • Deposit

    P.8.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE COMMENTS IN TAPIRA MAS PROPERTY LISTING FOR TITANIUM SEQ# 3510230118; COPY OF PROPERTY FILE LISTING HAS BEEN PUT IN THE TAPIRA PEFR PROPERTY FILE. SEQ # DELETED FROM MAS DB. TITANIUM IS PROJECTED TO BE RECOVERED IN THE FUTURE. MAXIMUM ORE ZONE THICKNESS IS 200 METERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-OCT-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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