Irece

Prospect in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255414
MAS/MILS ID 3510090013
Record type Site
Current site name Irece

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -41.84896, -11.36451 (WGS84)
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

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF IRECE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -41.84896, -11.36451

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1991

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bahia Ferilizantes Ltda. (Bafertil)
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1994
    First year 1993
    Last year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1994
    Description Prod. Capacity Of Single Super Phosphate 100000 Mt/Yr For 17 Years.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 100000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, PAGE 8, JAN. 1994.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 30, 1991, P.152

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, PAGE 10, APRIL, 1994.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-OCT-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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