Anitapolis

Prospect in Santa Catarina, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279969
MAS/MILS ID 3510450002
Record type Site
Current site name Anitapolis
Alternate or previous names Altos Do Rio Pinheiros

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -49.099, -27.80566 (WGS84)
Elevation 850
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Catarina(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Santa Catarina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -49.099, -27.80566

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 180M
    Width 180M
    Area 384HA
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top .6
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .6
    Total Surface Area (HA) 384
    Date of Last Modification 830330

Comments on the geologic information

  • THICKNESS OF RESIDUAL MATRIX AVG. 30M BRECCIA (HANGING WALLS) INTRUDED INTO PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD.
  • DENSITY UNKNOWN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1920
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Santa Catarina

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industrias Luchsinger Madorin, Sa
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fertilizantes Do Sul, Sa - Fertisul
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Paulo Abib Engenharia, Sa
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Sta. Catarina Emprendimentos E Participacoes Sa
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 320000000mt ore
    Total resources 320000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 8 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4:M1C2=M1C5: M1C2/M9C5 WILL BE MINED AFTER M1C1/M9C4

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 775HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 10
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 14615
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 775HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 32692
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on the workings information

  • 8 KM ROAD NEEDED;VEGETATION IS HEAVY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOVEMBER, 1989, PP.58-61.

  • Deposit

    AMARAL, G., CORDANI, U.G., KAWASHITA, K. AND REYNOLDS, J.H.,

  • Deposit

    POTASSIUM ARGON DATES OF BASALTIC ROCKS FROM SOUTHERN

  • Deposit

    BRAZIL, GEOCHIM ET COSMOCHIM ACTA, VOL. 30,

  • Deposit

    PP. 159-189, 1966.

  • Deposit

    CARRARO, C.C., ISSLER, R.S., FORMOSO, M.L.L., MAPEAMENTO DO

  • Deposit

    DISTRICO ALCALINO DE ALTOS DO RIO PINHEIROS, MUNICIPIO

  • Deposit

    DE ANITAPOLIS, ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA: UNIVERSIDADE

  • Deposit

    FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL, PUBLICACAO ESPECIAL,

  • Deposit

    NO. 16, 1967.

  • Deposit

    FERRAZ, LEILA, US $120 MILHOES EM FOSFORO: GAZETA MERCANTIL,

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY 19, 1981.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAS LUCHSINGER MADORIN, S.A., PROJECT ANITAPOLIS,

  • Deposit

    BRAZIL, 1978.

  • Deposit

    LEONARDOS, OTHON, CARBONATITOS COM APATITA E PIROCLORO;

  • Deposit

    DEPTO. NAC. PROD. MINERAL, AVULSO, NO. 80, ANO 1956.

  • Deposit

    MORAES REGO, L.F., AND GUIMARES, D., ESTUDOS GEOLOGICOS E

  • Deposit

    PETROGRAFICOS DA JAZIDA DE MAGNETITA DE ANITAPOLIS,

  • Deposit

    ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA: BRAZIL, DEPT. NAC. PROD. MIN.

  • Deposit

    BOLETIN NO. 21, 1927.

  • Deposit

    SILVA, ANTONIO, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, PAUL ABIB ENGENHARIA,

  • Deposit

    SAO PAULO, 1980.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,MARCH 1983, P.64.

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, OCTOBER 29, 1984, P.9.

  • Deposit

    E & MJ, MAY 1986, P. 67.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 147, JAN/FEB 1987, P.12.

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, JULY 27, 1987, P.8.

  • Deposit

    GREEN MARKETS, AUGUST 17, 1987, P.1.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 153, JAN/FEB 1988, P.11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-OCT-96 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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