| Deposit ID | 10069065 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002360 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cana Brava |
| Geographic coordinates: | -48.14907, -13.19775 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE WEST BANK OF THE TOCANTINS RIVER, 530 KM FROM THE CITY OF GOINIA AND 140 KM FROM THE BELEM-BRASILIA HIGHWAY. MINE IS AT MINACU. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Goias(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Goias |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Result | FIBER BEGINS TO LOSE WATER OF CRYSTALLISATION AT 450-500 DEG C |
|---|---|
| Result | PROCESS COMPLETED AT 700 DEG C. |
| Model code | 18 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8d |
| Deposit model name | Serpentine-hosted asbestos |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cana Brava Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Cana Brava Complex | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -48.14907, -13.19775 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Series Of East-West Vertical Faults Cause Minor Displacement Of Ore Zones. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | 50 W |
| Length | 600M |
| Width | 20M |
| Depth to bottom | 50M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. A. Mineracao De Amianto (Sama) |
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | - 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^6.7% Asb | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 59200000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 50000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002360 |
WENDEL, C.A., 1969, MONTHLY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRAZIL PROJECT, MAY, 1969.
AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.
HARBEN, PETER, 1984, A PROFILE OF SA MINERACAO DE AMIANTO--BRAZIL'S ASBESTOS PRODUCER: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 198, P. 63-65.
ASBESTOS, V. 62, NO. 7; V. 59, NO. 6.
O'DRISCOLL, MIKE, 1989, BRAZIL'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--SEEKING SUCCESS AGAINST ALL ODDS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 266, P. 23-69.
CIMRI
AZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984; ASBESTOS
AZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATIONS OF FIVER ARE FOUND IN 3 ZONES. THE MAIN ORE BODIES, ZONES A AND B, TREND NORTHERLY. ZONE A IS 600 M LONG AND 20 M WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Warfle, Thomas M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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