| Deposit ID | 10279475 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510310001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Olinda |
| Alternate or previous names | Fosfatos De Olinda |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -34.32884, -8.32794 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 50 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pernambuco(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Pernambuco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Turgite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -34.32884, -8.32794 |
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| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 4000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1959 |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| District name | Olinda |
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| 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 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510310001 |
OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART, ONC M-28 SHEET,3RD.ED.,1972,US
MACIEC,A.C.,CRUZ,P.R.,1973, PERFIL AN. DO URANIO,DNPM,BOL.27
MME,1973,DNPM, ANUARIO MIN. BRASILEIRO,R.JANEIRO,R.J., BRASI
MC KELVEY,VE,1967,PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,USGS,BULL.B1252-D.,USA
HARRINGTON,ET AL,1966, SOURCES FERTILIZER MIN. SOUTH AM.,USG
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Nellis, J.C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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