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Catalao

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Phosphorus-Phosphates, Barium-Barite, Titanium, Iron, REE, Vermiculite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001575
MRDS ID W001415
Record type District
Current site name Catalao
Alternate or previous names Fosfago, Ouvidor, Catalao I

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -47.79904, -18.13087 (WGS84)
Relative position A SECOND MINERALIZED BODY, CATALAO II, IS 13.2 KM N OF THIS DEPOSIT.

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
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Vermiculite Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 24
USGS model code 10
Deposit model name Carbonatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -47.79904, -18.13087
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description INTRUSIVE MAGMATIC PLUG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1968
Year of first production 1976

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERACAO CATALAO DE GOIAS LTDA (NB)
    First year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner GOIAS NIOBIO S.A.
    First year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner SOIASFERTIAL S.A.
    First year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner FOSFAGO S.A.
    First year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LETTER TO MAX WHITE ON JAN 30, 1973 FROM JOHN COLE, SENIOR GEOLOGIST OF THE COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE METALURGIA E MINERACAO.

  • Deposit

    LETTER OF 1-3-73 FROM GERALDO MELCHER TO MAX WHITE.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 58.

  • Deposit

    KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON.

  • Deposit

    CARVALHO, W.T. DE, 1974: RECURSOS MINERAIS DO COMPLEXO ULTRAMAFICO- ALCALINO DE CATALAO I: GOIAS SOC. BRAS. GEOL., ANAIS DO XXVIII, CONGR. ALEGRE, V. 6, P. 165-123.

  • Deposit

    BARBOSA, O. ET AL., 1970, GEOLOGIA DA REGIAO DO TRIANGULO MINEIRO. MINISTERIO MINAS ENERGIA: DNPM BOLETIN NO. 136, RIO DE JANEIRO.

  • Deposit

    CAVALCANTI DE ALBUQUERQUE, G.S.C., AND GIANNERINI, J.F., 1981, APERCU SUR L'INDUSTRIE DU PHOSPHATE AU BRESIL: INDUSTRIE MINERALE, V. 63, NO. 19, P. 589-591.

  • Deposit

    GIERTH, E., AND BAECKER, M.L., 1986, A MINERALIZACAO DE NIOBIO E AS ROCHAS ALCALINAS ASSOCIADAS NO COMPLEXO CATALAO I, GOIAS, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., EDS., PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINRAIS DO BRASIL: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 455-462.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1972 WHITE, MAX G., AND WARFLE, THOMAS M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 ORRIS, GRETA J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1994 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1994 ORRIS, GRETA J. U.S. Geological Survey

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