Catalao Deposit

Prospect in Goias, Brazil with commodities Titanium, Niobium (Columbium), Phosphorus-Phosphates
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 60000866
MRDS ID ISM0759
Record type District
Current site name Catalao Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -47.89908, -8.19798 (WGS84)
Relative position 60 KM NE OF ARAGUARI, 180 KM NW OF ARAXA, 350 KM S OF BRAZILIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -47.89908, -8.19798

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description EXPLOSIVE INTRUSION IN PRECAMBRIAN METASEDIMENTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner METAIS DE GOIAS (METAGO)
  • Type Owner
    Owner GOIASFERTIL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P., 1984, TITANIUM MINERALS IN BRAZIL - PROGRESS AND POTENTIAL: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JAN 1984, P. 45-49.

  • Deposit

    BEURLEN, H. AND CASSEDANNE, J.P., 1981, THE BRAZILIAN MINERAL RESOURCES: EARTH SCIENCE REVIEWS, NO. 17, P. 190.

  • Deposit

    FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1984, AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL, (DRAFT COPY), P. 65-69.

Beyond USGS

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