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(Facility) Araxa Smelter Columbium

Plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Niobium (Columbium)
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281451
MAS/MILS ID 3510231151
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Araxa Smelter Columbium
Alternate or previous names Araxa Operation

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -46.83261, -19.58112 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -46.83261, -19.58112
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comanhia Brasileirs De Metalurgia E. Mieracao
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1980

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPLETE COMPANY NAME IS "CIA. BRASILEIRA DE METALURGIA E MINERACAO".

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT TYPE: ALUMINO-THERMIC REACTION

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COMPLETE COMPANY NAME IS "CIA. BRASILEIRA DE METALURGIA E MINERACAO". THIS SMELTER IS LOCATED ON SITE AT THE ARAXA MINE, SEQ# 3510230151. THE OUTPUT IS A 65% FERROCOLUMBIUM PRODUCT.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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