Campo Allegre De Lourdes

Prospect in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Iron, Titanium
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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254925
MAS/MILS ID 3510090109
Record type Site
Current site name Campo Allegre De Lourdes
Alternate or previous names Carlata 1&2, Lazan I, Lazan Ii, Anfilofio, Sitio, Tuicuiu, Chico Velho, Redondo, Testa Branca, Branco

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -43.08229, -9.6646 (WGS84)
Elevation 450
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Secondary
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anatase Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Martite Unknown
Rutile Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -43.08229, -9.6646

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Date of Last Modification 910730
  • Length 11000M
    Width 2500M
    Area 2750HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2750

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1976
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Campo Alegre De Lourdes District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Companhia Bahiana De Pesquisa Mineral (Cbpm)-State Government
    Interest 70
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Caraiba Metals
    Interest 30
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANHIA BAHIANA SE PESQUISA MINERAL (CBPM) IS THE EXPLORATION BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF BAHIA.

Comments on the production information

  • RECOVERIES LISTED IN YIELDS TABLE ARE FOR COMBINED MILLING AND SMELTING PROCESS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Demonstrated 77912000mt ore
    Total resources 77912000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 20.5 wt-pct Titanium Major 1985
    Iron FeO 44.5 wt-pct Iron Minor 1985

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2750HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 3
    Capacity 1923
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.39
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL AUG. 24 1979 P 146.

  • Deposit

    __________. DADOS GERAIS SOBRE A JAZIDA DE VANADIO,

  • Deposit

    TITANIO E FERRO. DE CAMPO ALEGRE DE LOURDES, BAHIA. 1981.

  • Deposit

    (OWNER INFORMATION).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA SUPPLIED BY KAISER ENGINEERS OFFICES IN RIO DE JANIERO, ON THE COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION, POWER, WATER, ETC., 1981 DOLLARS. THERE ARE 10 DEPOSITS COMPRISING CAMPO ALEGRE DE LOURDES. THE NAME COMES FROM THE NEAREST VILLAGE, WHICH IS 10 KM TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING DEPOSITS ARE EXPRESSED BY A SERIES OF ROUNDED HILLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE DEPOSITS ARE: NAME LATITUDE LONGITUDE ANFILOFIO S094100 W0430514 SITIO S094038 W0430513 TUICUIU S092530 W0430458 CARLATA (1&2) S092000 W0430513 CHICO VELHO S091530 W0430500 REDONDO S091330 W0430513 TESTA BRANCA S091000 W0430513 LAZAN I S090820 W0430504 LAZAN II S090700 W0430510 BRANCO S090100 W0430450

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-94 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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