Licinio De Almeida Region

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Manganese, Kyanite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001617
MRDS ID W002356
Record type District
Current site name Licinio De Almeida Region
Alternate or previous names Pedra Preta, Barreiro Dos Campos, Barnabe, Taua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -42.49895, -14.68097 (WGS84)
Relative position LATITUDE-LONGITUDE APPROXIMATE COORDINATES FOR LICINIO DE ALMEIDA, THERE ARE 7 MINES IN THIS MANGANESE DISTRICT. THERE ARE 50 SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED OCCURRENCES ALONG 75 KM LENGTH OF THE AREA. THIS FORM DESCRIBES THE WHOLE 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
Manganese Critical Primary
Kyanite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -42.49895, -14.68097

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Weathering

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1948

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERACAO URANDI S/A
  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERIOS METALURGICOS DO NORDESTE
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERACAO URANDI S/A
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERIOS METALURGICOS DO NORDESTE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, MAY 1966, HEDLUND, D.C.

  • Deposit

    BASILIO, J.A.F., AND BRONDI, M.A., 1986, DISTRITO MANGANESIFERO DA REGIAO DE LICINIO DE ALMEIDA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 174-186.

Beyond USGS

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