Rio Grande Do Sul Tin Tungsten District

Producer in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001576
MRDS ID W001420
Record type District
Current site name Rio Grande Do Sul Tin Tungsten District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.74905, -30.83066 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Sul(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Sul

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) GREISEN

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.74905, -30.83066

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1903
Discoverer Frederico Gustavo Scheffer
Year of first production 1913

Mining district

District name RIO GRANDE DO SUL TIN TUNGSTEN DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOCIEDADE DE MINERACAO RENNER LTDA.
    First year 1928
  • Type Owner
    Owner COMPANHIA BELGA DE ESTANHO DE CAMPINAS, S.A.
    First year 1913
    Last year 1928
  • Type Operator
    Owner SOCIEDADE DE MINERACAO RENNER LTDA.
    First year 1928
  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANHIA BELGA DE ESTANHO DE CAMPINAS, S.A.
    First year 1913
    Last year 1928

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRANCO, RUI R.(1944)A FAIXA ESTANIFERA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL: UNIV. DE SAO PAULO, FACULDADE FILOSOFIA, BOLETIM XLIV, MINERALOGIA NO. 6, P. 5-54.

  • Deposit

    LEINZ V. AND PINAGEL, H.(1945):ESTANHO E TUNGSTENIO O RIO GRANDE DO SUL: DEPT. NACIONAL PROD. MINERAL, DIV. FOM PROD. MINERAL BOLETIM 70,87P.

  • Deposit

    ABREU, S.F.(1962), RECURSOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL VOL.II,P. 373-374.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1973 WHITE, MAX G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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