| Deposit ID | 10304107 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510130002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Serra |
| Alternate or previous names | Rio Sai |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -39.33216, -20.16416 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 10 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Espirito Santo(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Espirito Santo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Titanium Critical | Secondary |
| Zirconium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Claim (1) | -39.33216, -20.16416 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.75M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nuclemon (Brazilian Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1982 |
| First year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 426455mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 426455mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 426455mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510130002 |
BRASIL (1977) - DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL,
"AVALIACAO REGIONAL DO SETOR MINERAL - RIO DE JANEIRO",
BRASILIA PP. 141.
LEONARDOS, O.H., JR., (1974) - "ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE OF
FOSSIL AND RECENT MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN BRAZIL",
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PP. 1126-1128.
LEONARDOS, O.H., JR., (1956) - "MONAZITE NO BRASIL" ENG.
MIN. E METALURGIA. V. 32, NO. 137, RIO DE JANEIRO.
COUTINHO, J.M.V. AND COIMBRA, A.M., (1974) - "OS PESADOS DO
BARREIRAS NA COSTA ORIENTAL BRASILEIRA, ESTUDO DE AREA
FONTE XXVII." CONGRESSO DE GEOLOGIA, PORTO ALEGRE, PP.
28-40.
MACIEL, A.C., AZUAGA, C.H.C., CRUS, P. ROBERTO (1973) -
RESERVAS DE URANIO E TORIO NO BRASIL E NO MUNDO. SOC.
BRASIL GEOL. ANAIS DO XXVII CONGRESSO, ARACAJU, SE. P.
431-468.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS DEPOSIT IS A PART OF THE HEAVY MINERAL BEACH SAND CONCENTRATIONS FOUND IN MANY PLACES ALONG THE BRAZIL COAST. THIS PARTICULAR CONCENTRATION IS QUITE SMALL AND THERE ARE NO CURRENT PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT. IF DEVELOPMENT WERE TO PROCEED IT WOULD BE ON A MUCH LARGER AREA AND COULD POSSIBLY INCLUDE THIS DEPOSIT AS A PART. ALTHOUGH IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS DEPOSIT WOULD EVER BE DEVELOPED BY ITSELF, COSTS WERE ESTIMATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANALYSIS (ASSUMED CAPACITY = 40,000 MTPY). THESE INCLUDE MINING COSTS OF $1.76 PER MT AND WET PLANT (GRAVITY) COSTS OF $1.79 PER MT. DRY PLANT (MAGNETIC) COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $10 PER MT OF WET PLANT CONCENTRATES. CAPITAL COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AS: DEVELOPMENT - $50,000, MINE EQUIPMENT - $208,000, WET PLANT - $268,000, AND WORKING CAPITAL - $24,000. COSTS ARE IN TERMS OF 1982 US$. THE DRY PLANT CONCENTRATES WOULD BE SOLD TO AN EXISTING HYDROMETALLURGICAL PLANT, IN SAO PAULO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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