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Guaju Camaratuba

Producer in Paraiba, Brazil with commodities Titanium, Zirconium
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  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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304278
MAS/MILS ID 3510270111
Record type Site
Current site name Guaju Camaratuba
Alternate or previous names Camaratuba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -34.96826, -6.48584 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraiba(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Paraiba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
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) -34.96826, -6.48584
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 20000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 910730
  • Field Value
    Date of Last Modification 910730

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1972
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1983
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Rio Grand Do No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Construtora Andrada Gutierrez
    Interest 51
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bayer A. G.
    Interest 49
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Titanio Do Brazil (Tibras)
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1989

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY TITANIO DO BRASIL (TIBRAS) AND OPERATED BY A SUBSIDIARY CALLED RUTILO E ILMENITA.

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description Zircon Concentrate 15000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Zirconium Zirconium 15000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Rutile Concentrate 2000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Titanium Titanium 2000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Ilmenite Concentrate 100000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Conc. Titanium Titanium 100000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NEW (1990) INFORMATION COMES FROM USBM TITANIUM MINE OR PIGMENT
  • NO PUBLISHED INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS DEPOSIT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 15600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .6
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GILLSON, J.L. DEPOSITS OF HEAVY MINERALS ON THE

  • Deposit

    BRAZILIAN COAST. MINING ENGINEERING. TRANSACTIONS AIME,

  • Deposit

    V.187, JUNE 1950, PP. 685-693

Comments on the references

  • ASIDE FROM THE BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCE, ALL OTHER INFORMATION COLLECTED COMES DIRECTLY FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH SEVERAL TIBRAS PERSONNEL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT DATA FORM COMPLETED BY TIBRAS PERSONNEL. PREVIOUS STUDIES INDICATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE ABOUT .55% MONAZITE+XENOTIME, WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO ABOUT 0.33% REO. THIS MATERIAL IS NOT PRESENTLY RECOVERED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-1992 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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