Provincia Do Tucano

Unknown in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279825
MAS/MILS ID 3510090003
Record type Site
Current site name Provincia Do Tucano
Alternate or previous names Bacia Do Tucano

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -38.7822, -10.96452 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -38.7822, -10.96452

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1500M
    Depth to top 500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 100
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1500
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 200
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Mining district

District name Tucano District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner D. E. M, Brazilian Organization
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dem - Brazilian Organization
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACIEL,AC, CRUZ,PR,1973, PERFIL AMALITICO DO URANIO,DPM,BOL

  • Deposit

    GORSKY,E.,GORSKY,V.A., MINER. VANADIFERA EM TUCANO,BA. ANAIS

  • Deposit

    BELEM,1972,BRAZIL.

  • Deposit

    USAF ONC MAP P28 SCALE 1:1000000 BRAZIL

  • Deposit

    N.P.M., MIN. AGRI., D.F.P.M., BOL. NO. 54, 110 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT WAS FOUND BUT NEVER MINED CAMPINHOS, AND CASCABVLHOS. NEW BENFICIATION EQUIPMENT AND C PLANTS ARE BEEN INSTALLED (BACELLAR, 1973). A REFERENCE SOU THAT COULD NOT BE FOUND IS: MOREIRA, J.F., 1972, PROJETO CRO CHROMIUM PROJECT]: SALVADOR, D.N.P.M ./CPRM, RELATORIO FINAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Nellis, J.C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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