Sao Joao Da Barro Buena

Producer in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with commodities REE, Titanium, Zirconium
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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304272
MAS/MILS ID 3510570020
Record type Site
Current site name Sao Joao Da Barro Buena

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -41.08219, -21.51413 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio De Janeiro(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio De Janeiro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -41.08219, -21.51413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 1000M
    Width 100M
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 1.5
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.5
    Date of Last Modification 860905

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1880
Year of first production 1960

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nuclemon
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nuclebras (Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 1100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1100000mt ore
    Total resources 1100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    REE REE 0.25 wt-pct REE Major 1982
    Titanium TiO2 0.02 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1982
    Titanium TiO2 4.65 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1982
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.41 wt-pct Zirconium Minor 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 2
    Capacity 240
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.33
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL,

  • Deposit

    "AVALIACAO REGIONAL DO SETOR MINERAL - RIO DE JANEIRO,"

  • Deposit

    BRASILIA, 1977, P. 141.

  • Deposit

    LEONARDOS, O. H. JR., "ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE OF FOSSIL AND

  • Deposit

    RECENT MONAZITE DEPOSIT IN BRAZIL," ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    1974, PP. 1126-1128.

  • Deposit

    LEONARDOS, O. H., "SOBRE A ABUNDANCIA DE TORIO NO BRASIL,"

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. E METALURGIA, V. 23 NO. 137, RIO DE JANEIRO,

  • Deposit

    1956, PP. 259-261.

  • Deposit

    COUTINHO, J. M. V. AND COIMBRA A. M., "OS PESADOS DO

  • Deposit

    BARREIRAS NA COSTA ORIENTAL BRASILEIRA, ESTUDO DE AREA

  • Deposit

    FONTE XXVII," CONGRESSO DE GEOLOGIA, PORTO ALEGRE, 1974

  • Deposit

    PP. 28-40.

  • Deposit

    MACIEL, A. C., AZUAGA, C. H. C., P. ROBERTO, RESERVES DE

  • Deposit

    URANIO E TORIO NO BRASIL E NO MUNDO, SOC. BRASIL GEOL.

  • Deposit

    ANAIS DO XXVII CONGRESSO, ARACAJU, SE., 1973, PP. 365-3

  • Deposit

    366.

  • Deposit

    COUTO, PEDRO A., GOMES, A.P., NETO, R.A., "PESQUISA DE

  • Deposit

    MINERALS PESADOS NO LITORAL DE ITABAPOANA ESTADO DO RIO

  • Deposit

    DE JANEIRO, PROJECTO BUENA," ANAIS DO XXVIII CONGRESSO

  • Deposit

    BRASILEIRO DE GEOLOGIA, PP. 273-285.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-86 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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