Campe Alegre De Lourdes

Prospect in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Iron, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001508
MRDS ID TC40808
Record type District
Current site name Campe Alegre De Lourdes
Alternate or previous names Morro Branco, Morrinho Do Lazan I, Morro De Lazan Ii, Morro Testa Branca, Morro Da Comprida, Morro Chico Velho, Morro Da Caria, Morro Do Tuiuiu, Morro De Situ, Morro Do Anfilofio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.09899, -9.46711 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position AT NORTHEASTERN BORDER OF BAHIA WITH PIAUI. LATITUDE-LONGITUDE FOR CENTER OF THE AREA.

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
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.09899, -9.46711

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1973
Discoverer Dnpm/Cprm

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANHIA BAIANA DE PESQUISA MINERAL (CBPM)
    First year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAMPAIO, D.R., DA FONSECA LIMA, R.F., AND DO COUTO MOREIRA, J.F., 1986, OS DEPOSITOS DE FERRO, TITANIO E VANADIO DE CAMPO ALEGRE DE LOURDES, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 481-491.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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