Tapira Deposit

Prospect in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Titanium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), REE, 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 60000873
MRDS ID ISM0770
Record type District
Current site name Tapira Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.83231, -19.86421 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM S OF THE TOWN OF ARAXA, APPROX. 400 KM W OF BELO HORIZONTE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.83231, -19.86421

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description EXPLOSIVE INTRUSION IN PROTEROZOIC SUCCESSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1983

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE (CVRD)
  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE (CVRD)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HERZ, N., 1976, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN ALKALIC IGNEOUS ROCKS: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 959-E, 6 P.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD, P. 26-27.

  • Deposit

    GAZETA MERCANTIL, 1983, CVRD TO PRODUCE CONCENTRATES: PRESS CLIPPING FROM NEWSPAPER - GAZETA MERCANTIL 7.3.83.

  • Deposit

    CRUZ, F.F., CHABAN, N., MACHADO, P.T. AND J.E., TOWNEND, R., 1976, ASPECTS OF THE SUPERFICIAL PHOSPHORUS AND TITANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TAPIRA CARBONATITE COMPLEX, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, IN 25TH INT. GEOL. CONGRESS ABSTR. VOL. 1, SECTION 4B, SURICIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS, P. 209-210.

  • Deposit

    TURNER, R., 1986, BRAZILIAN TITANIUM, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JAN 1986, P. 40-42.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA, 1981, PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN AFRICAARUSHA TANZANIA, FEB. 1981, P. 264-270.

  • Deposit

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

Beyond USGS

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