| Deposit ID | 10255555 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3510210001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morro Do Urucum |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -57.58255, -19.24758 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mato Grosso(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Mato Grosso |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -57.58255, -19.24758 |
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| Strike | N30E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 10E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 700HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1894 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| District name | Corumba District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sociedade Brasileira De Mineracao Ltda. (Sobramil) |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mato Grosso Government |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 72000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 72000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 72000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510210001 |
ICOMI CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROUND TABLE ON SUPPLY AND DEMAND
OF TERRESTRIAL MANGANESE ORES. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL,
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, DEC 4-5, 1979, 20P.
BARBOZA, OCTAVIO, 1956, MANGANESE AT URUCUM: INTERNATIONAL G
CAL CONGRESS, 20TH, MEXICO, VOL. NO. 3, PP. 261-274.
DORR, J.V.N., 1945, MANGANESE AND IRON DEPOSITS OF MORRO DO
U.S.G.S, BULLETIN NO. 946-A, PLATES, PHOTOS, 47 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AUGUST 13, 1975: NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY HEAVY RAINS. THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE ORE IS THE CRYPTOMELANE: NERAL, K(MN+4,MN+2)8 016. MONOCLINIC USUALLY MASSIVE. THIS M DOES NOT HAVE A CODE. HIGH GRADE BEDS OF MANGANESE OXIDE ARE LAYERED WITH BEDS OF MEDIUM-GRADEBANDED HEMATITE. THE LOWER LAYER OF THE MANGANESE ORE CROPS OUT, CONTINUOUSLY UGH SEVEN AND A HALF KM. ON THREE SIDES OF THE URUCUM HILL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Palencia, Cesar M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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