Central Bahia Tin District

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Tin
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. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001567
MRDS ID W001378
Record type District
Current site name Central Bahia Tin District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.99894, -12.99773 (WGS84)

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
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.99894, -12.99773

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name CENTRAL BAHIA TIN DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEWIS, R.W., JR., CRUZ, P.R. AND MAHRHOLZ, W.W.,1972, THE GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF THE STATE OF BAHIA, BRASIL: BOLETIM, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, RIO DE JANEIRO, IN PRESS,(PORTUGUESE).

  • Deposit

    SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, 1967, SUPERINTENDENCIA DO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO NORDESTE, BOLETIM NO. 3, P. 39-42 (PORTUGESE).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 WHITE, MAX G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 22-SEP-1994 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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