Mina Inhandjara

Past Producer in Sao Paulo, Brazil with commodities Feldspar, Tin, Tungsten
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230938
MAS/MILS ID 3510430001
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Inhandjara

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -47.16589, -23.16432 (WGS84)
Elevation 900

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sao Paulo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Sao Paulo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -47.16589, -23.16432

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N55W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Itupeva (Itu)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARBOSA, F.L.M., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DO TUNGSTENIO: DNPM

  • Deposit

    NO.24, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 69P.

  • Deposit

    LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOVT ATTITUDE

  • Deposit

    THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG. V.25

  • Deposit

    PG.31-45.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD 020 FORMER OPERATOR-MINERACAO WAH-CHANG 75-RCD 080 DEP IS QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKE 75 PREVIOUS AVERAGE GRADE ESTIMATED 0.75% W03 75 RESERVE ESTIMATE NOT AVAILABLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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