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Catalao

Prospect in Goias, Brazil with commodity Titanium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255446
MAS/MILS ID 3510170012
Record type Site
Current site name Catalao
Alternate or previous names Cayalao

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -47.79904, -18.13087 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anatase Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Vermiculite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -47.79904, -18.13087
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 70E
    Thickness 150M
    Area 75HA
    Depth to top 210M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Strike And Dip N00E:70E
    Total Surface Area (HA) 75
    Date of Last Modification 920407

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1969
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Metais De Goias (Metago)
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Almcor (Imc Industry Group)
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • IMC SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT WITH METAIS DE GOIAS TO INVEST US$ 200,000,000 IN PLANT PRODUCING ANATASE CONCENTRATE (90% TIO2). WILL PAY ROYALTY OF 4.5% TO (METAGO) AND OFFER 25% OF PROJECT TO BRAZILIAN INVESTORS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Demonstrated 116059mt ore
    Total resources 116059mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 13.5 wt-pct Titanium Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TIO2 IN ANATASE ORE
  • CATALAO DEVELOPED AS A MAJOR ANATASE PROPERTY. MOST INFO IN OLD DEPOSIT REPORT IS INADEQUATE IN THAT IT WAS A "FREE-BE" FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND THEREFORE WAS VERY INCOMPLETE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 65
    Capacity 6038
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ JULY 1985 P.69.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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