| Deposit ID | 10279912 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3510450004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morro Da Fumaca Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alberto Sartori Deposit, Quintino Padoim Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -49.26569, -28.61405 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 75 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Catarina(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Santa Catarina |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -49.26569, -28.61405 |
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| Dip | 45S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 80M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 4.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 25HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Urussanga |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Mineracao Floral Ltda. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1993 |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 1991 Mill Output 9900 Tpa Acidspar | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 1991 Mill Output 1800 Tpa Metspar | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 1992 Mill Output 3000 Tpa Metspar | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 1992 Mill Output 9300 Tpa Acidspar | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510450004 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1993. NO. 307. P.42.
"FLUORSPAR PRODUCERS", INDUSTRIAL MINERAL, APR 93, N. 307,
P. 42.
AUGUST 27, 1975: TEIXEIRA, C.H. AND ANGEIRAS, A.G., 1965, NO
THE GENESIS OF THE FLUORITE OF MORRO DA FUMACA [PORT]: ENG.
MET., VOL. 42, NOS. 251 AND 252, PP. 185 AND 257 RESP.
BIVILACQUA, C.T., 1973, ANALYTIC PROFILE OF FLUORITE [PORT]:
M., MIN. MIN. ENER., BOL. NO. 14,40 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AUGUST 27, 1975: THE RESERVES AND GRADES ARE GIVEN IN TERMS FLOURITE (CAF2). EACH OF THE COMPANIES LISTED IN RECORD A-3 OWNS (?) ONE MINE POSIT. FIFTY PERCENT OF THE BRAZILIAN FLUORITE RESERVES ARE IN M. D THERE IS ANOTHER FLUORSPAR MINE AT MORRO DA FUMACA OWNED BY COMPANHIA BRASILIERA ALUMINA WHICH PRODUCES ONLY ACIDSPAR. MINE HAS CAPACITY OF 5000 TPM CRUDE ORE AND BENEFICIATION PRODUCES AROUND 1500 TPM ACIDSPAR (20,000 TPA). ALL OF THE ACIDSPAR IS CONSUMED BY CBA FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-SEP-1994 | Martinez | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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