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Patos De Minas

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024658
MRDS ID ISM0389
Record type Site
Current site name Patos De Minas
Alternate or previous names Fosfertil, Rochina Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.53234, -18.58088 (WGS84)
Relative position TOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Bambui Group
    Rock description Bambui;Bambui

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.53234, -18.58088
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bambui Basin

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1974
Year of first production 1980
Year of last production 1982

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Fosfertil
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. (Fosfertil)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 256000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates Bpl 28.4 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 73308000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates Bpl 24.7 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1980: PROJETO ANTITAPOLIS S.C. (BROCHURE CONTAINING RESERVE-AND PRODUCTION-DATA FOR MAJOR BRAZILIAN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS)

  • Deposit

    CAVALCANTI DE ALBUQUERQUE, G.S.C. & GIANNERINI, J.F., 1981: APERCU SUR L'INDUSTRIE DU PHOSPHATE AU BRESIL.-INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL.63, NO.10, 1981, P.589-591

  • Production

    PROJECT DESCRIPTION ANITAPOLIS (ANNEX) 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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