Cascabulhas Mine

Past Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Chromium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065430
MRDS ID	TC40667
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cascabulhas Mine
Alternate or previous names	Campo Formoso, No. 16 Ore Body

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-40.40171, -10.52952 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)

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
Chromium Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chromite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	CONCENTRATES: 38.39% CR, 14.69% FE, CR/FE=2.61

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
Host or associated Associated

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
Rock unit name	Campo Formoso Batholith;Itapicuru Complex;;
Rock description	Campo Formoso Batholith;Itapicuru Complex;;

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-40.40171, -10.52952	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form LAYERS

Dip STEEP

Thickness 3M

General form	LAYERS
Dip	STEEP
Thickness	3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1907

Mining district

District name	Campo Formoso

Comments on the production information

DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC40667

Bibliographic references

Deposit

DUARTE, P.M., AND FONTES, C.F., 1986, MINAS DE CROMITA DAS FAZENDAS LIMOEIRO E PEDRINHAS, MUNICIPIO DE CAMPO FORMOSO, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., V. II, P. 207-214.
Deposit

JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND DE SOUZA, H.C.A., 1943, LAYERED OR BANDED CHROMITE AT CAMPO FORMOSO, BAHIA, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 38, NO. 1, P. 287-297.
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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