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Itinga

Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lithium, Beryllium, Tin, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Cesium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023251
MRDS ID I000046
Record type Site
Current site name Itinga
Alternate or previous names Jenipapo R. Piaui Brejo, Cubango

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.89893, -16.64759 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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
Lithium Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary
Cesium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amblygonite Ore
Beryl Ore
Petalite Ore
Spodumene Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Rock unit name Aracuai Formation
    Rock description Aracuai Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.89893, -16.64759
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Faixa De Dobramentos Arcuai

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Arqueana De Minerios E Metais Ltda.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium LiO2 6.26 wt-pct Lithium Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 95063000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Beo 10 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1984
    Tin Sn 15 wt-pct Tin Minor 1984
    Lithium Li 2.35 wt-pct Lithium Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1982 GRADE ESTIMATED BY ORRIS ASSUMMING BERYL CONTAINS 4.65% BEO, ON AVERAGE. GRADES WITH * ARE SHOWN AS REPORTED, BUT ARE BELIEVED TO BE PERCENT OF BERYL, NOT PERCENT BEO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, BERYLLIUM MINERALS- DEMAND STRONG FOR MINIATURIZATION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 213, P. 41-51.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, C., CAMPOS, D. DE A., DERZE, G.R., ASMUS, H.E., EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.

  • Deposit

    AFGOUNI, K., AND SILVA SJ, J.H., 1978, LITHIUM ORE IN BRAZIL, IN PENNER, S.S., ED., LITHIUM NEEDS AND RESOURCES: ENERGY, V. 3, P. 247-253.

  • Deposit

    AUBERT, G.,1963, LE LITHIUM: BULL. DU B.R.G.M., NO. 2, P. 23-93.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ACEVEDO BRANCO, 1984; GRIFFITHS, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD ISM0490 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD ISM0490 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-87 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-87 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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