Uberaba Phosphoric Acid Plant

Plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303814
MAS/MILS ID 3510238807
Record type Site
Current site name Uberaba Phosphoric Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -47.94903, -19.78082 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -47.94903, -19.78082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1980
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fertilizantes Fosfatados
    Interest 100
    Year 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT CAPACITY "CAP" FIELD IS IN TERMS OF PHOSPHORIC ACID OUTPUT, 1000 MT/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.