Campo Alegre De Lourdes Deposit

Prospect in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Titanium, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000842
MRDS ID ISM0712
Record type District
Current site name Campo Alegre De Lourdes Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -42.99897, -10.99782 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE BORDER OF PIAVI STATE, 100 KM NW OF SALVADOR. OCCURS IN SMALL MOUNTAIN RANGE CALLED SERRA DOIS IRMAOS. COMPOSED OF 10 INDIVIDUAL SUB-DEPOSITS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -42.99897, -10.99782

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description INTRUSIVE INTO SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
    Interest 70
  • Type Owner
    Owner CARAIBA METALS
    Interest 30
  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANHIA BAIANA DE PESQUISA MINERAL (CBPM)
    Interest 70

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BEURLEN, H. AND CASSEDANNE, J. P., 1981, THE BRAZILIAN MINERAL RESOURCES: EARTH SCIENCE REVIEWS NO. 17; ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    ANON 1979, BRAZIL, TITANIUM FIND: MINING JOURNAL AUG. 24, 1979, P. 146.

  • Deposit

    FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1984, AVAILABILITY OF TITANIUM MINERALS - WORLD. A MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL, (DRAFT REPORT), P. 65-69.

Beyond USGS

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