Olinda

Unknown in Pernambuco, Brazil with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279475
MAS/MILS ID 3510310001
Record type Site
Current site name Olinda
Alternate or previous names Fosfatos De Olinda

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -34.32884, -8.32794 (WGS84)
Elevation 50

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pernambuco(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Pernambuco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Turgite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -34.32884, -8.32794

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 4000M
    Width 1000M
    Area 2000HA
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 50
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2000
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1959
Year of first production 1960

Mining district

District name Olinda

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cia. Cimento Port. Poty,Recife
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Fosforita Olinda,Sa.,Brasil
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 50
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 548
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART, ONC M-28 SHEET,3RD.ED.,1972,US

  • Deposit

    MACIEC,A.C.,CRUZ,P.R.,1973, PERFIL AN. DO URANIO,DNPM,BOL.27

  • Deposit

    MME,1973,DNPM, ANUARIO MIN. BRASILEIRO,R.JANEIRO,R.J., BRASI

  • Deposit

    MC KELVEY,VE,1967,PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,USGS,BULL.B1252-D.,USA

  • Deposit

    HARRINGTON,ET AL,1966, SOURCES FERTILIZER MIN. SOUTH AM.,USG

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit URANIUM IS A BYPRODUCT RECOVERABLE IN OLINDA AREA,MAIN DEPO E PHOSPHATES. U308 IS RECOVERED AS A BYPRODUCT THIS MINE IS COMPOSED OF THREE DEPOSITS: FORNO DA CAL(32 MT) OSO (13MT), AND PAULISTA (5 MT). M.T. IN MILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Nellis, J.C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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