| Deposit ID | 10279848 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3510170015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morro Do Niquel Mine and Feni Smelt |
| Alternate or previous names | Morro Do Niquel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -46.49898, -22.91413 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 890 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Goias(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Goias |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| (1) | -46.49898, -22.91413 |
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| Depth to top | 25M | ||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Minas Gerais |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Mineracao Morro Do Niquel |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Banque Do L'Indochine |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Imetal S. A. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Hochschild |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Blanquier Estate |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anglo American |
| Year | 1991 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Nickel Output 21% Conc.; Input Was 1.5% 300000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 12.5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510170015 |
NICKDATA, INC. 1987.
LANGLER ERNST. "FERRONICKEL PRODUCTION AT MORRO DO NIQUEL,
MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL." INTERNATIONAL LATERITE
SYMPOSIUM. 1979. PP. 397-411.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. PRIVATE CONSULTANT IN BRAZIL. 1981.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND
PETROLEUM ENGINEERS. INTERNATIONAL LATERITE
SYMPOSIUM. FERRONICKEL PRODUCTION AT MORRO DO NIQUEL
MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL. E. LANGER. FEB. 19-21, 1979,
P.397.
NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE
AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,
THOMAS F. TORRIES.
BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR / 1991. AVAILABILITY
OF PRIMARY NICKEL IN MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES. A
MINERALS AVAILABILITY APPRAISAL. DONALD I. BLEIWAS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OREBODY RESULT OF FOUR STAGES: INTRUSION OF PERIDOTITE, EXPOSURE OF PERIDOTITE, SERPENTINIZATION THROUGH THE ACTION OF METEORITIC WATER, AND FINALLY LATERIZATION OF THE SERPENTINITE. SHAPE OF OREBODY IS A LARGE ELLIPTICAL HILL WITH MAJOR AND MINOR AXIS OF 900 AND 400 METERS RESPECTIVELY. GANGUE INCLUDES LIMONITES AND CLAYS. ORE IS GARNIERITE AND NICKELFEROUS LIMONITE.. MINE HAS IRREGULAR BENCH LAYOUT WITH VARIABLE BENCH HEIGHT AND SLOPE. NEW RESERVES ARE NOT LISTED. HOWEVER, IT IS LIKELY THAT RESERVES WILL BE DEPLETED "SOON" ACCORDING TO REGULAR PRODUCTION OF PAST 4 YEARS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-SEP-1992 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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