Jacurici Mine

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Chromium
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279598
MAS/MILS ID 3510090021
Record type Site
Current site name Jacurici Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -40.33223, -10.49785 (WGS84)

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
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -40.33223, -10.49785

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia De Ferro Ligas Da Bahia S. A. (Ferbasa).
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • JACURICI PRODUCES 30,000 TONS OF CHROME ORE(FINES) PER YEAR. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE THOSE OF CAMPO FORMOSO. JACURICI IS ADJACENT TO THE CAMPO FORMOSO AREA IN THE SERRA DE JACOBINA DISTRICT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1978 FERRO ALLOY MANUAL, THE TEX REPORT LTD., TOKYO 1978,

  • Deposit

    P. 117.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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