| Deposit ID | 10279647 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510350003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Cafuca |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -36.34888, -5.88117 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 550 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Grande Do Norte(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Rio Grande Do Norte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Vesuvianite | Unknown |
| Wollastonite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -36.34888, -5.88117 |
|---|
| Strike | N10W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 240M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| District name | Santana Do Mato |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineracao Serteneja, S. A. |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510350003 |
BARBOSA, F.L.M., 1973, THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF TUNGSTEN IN
BRAZIL IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIES OF MINERALS AND FUELS,
SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V.68, NO. 4, PP. 115-102.
EBERT, HEINZ, 1970, THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE "BORBOREM
(STATES OF PARAIBA AND RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, N.E. BRAZIL)
THE ORIGIN OF ITS MINERAL PROVINCES: GEOL. RUNDSCH., V.5
PP. 1292-1326.
JOHNSTON, W.D. AND VASCONCELLOS, F.M. DE, 1945, SCHEELITE IN
BRAZIL: ECON. GEOL., V.40, NO. 1, PP. 34-50.
BARBOSA, F.L.M., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DO TUNGSTENIO: DNPM
NO. 24, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 69 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75-RCD 020 CO HQ RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL 75-RCD 020 OPERATOR 100% SUBSIDIARY OF BRASIMET, LTDA ALSO R 75-RCD 030 LOC FROM SKETCH MAP AND VERBAL DESC, JOHNSON, ET 75-RCD 050 PRODUCTION INTERMITTENT 1943-PRES 75-RCD 080 DEP IS TACTITE IN FOLDED METASEDS NEAR GRANITE 75-RCD 120 OTHER COMBINED MINING METHOD-OPEN STOPE-SHRINKAGE 75-RCD 140 ORE MILLED AT MINA BODO,9351350048 MINERACAO SERT 75-RCD 160 DEST IS FERRO-TUNGSTEN PLANT AT SALVADOR,BAHIA 75-RCD 161 DEST IS PORT OF RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO FOR EXPORT 75-RCD-040-54 KM NORTHWEST OF CERRO CORA;ONC M-28. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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