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Cia National Grafite

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Graphite
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  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 10303951
MAS/MILS ID 3510230089
Record type Site
Current site name Cia National Grafite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -40.11558, -20.46415 (WGS84)

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
Graphite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -40.11558, -20.46415
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cia. National De Grafite
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • PLANS TO START UP A PILOT PLANT IN MARCH 1994 AT ITS NEWLY-DELINEATED NATURAL FLAKE CRYSTALLINE GRAPHITE DEPOSIT AT SALTO DA DIVISA, ON THE BORDER OF MINAS GERAIS AND BAHIA STATES. THE PLANT IS ANTICIPATED TO PRODUCE 40,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF BENEFICIATED PRODUCT OF 95% GRAPHITE CONTENT AND HAS THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE AT THIS LEVEL FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. THE ORE HAS A 5 TO 6 PERCENT GRAPHITE CONTENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1978, P. 275.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Keller / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

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