Vale Do Ribeira Wollastonite Deposit

Prospect in Sao Paulo, Brazil with commodity Wollastonite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023897
MRDS ID I007038
Record type Site
Current site name Vale Do Ribeira Wollastonite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.01569, -24.66408 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Location, May Be Significantly Incorrect., Estimated Location, May Be Significantly Incorrect.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sao Paulo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Sao Paulo

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE OF SAO PAOLO. LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF RIBEIRA IN SOUTHERN SAO PAOLO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wollastonite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.01569, -24.66408

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1981
Discoverer Instituto De Pesquisa Tecnologicas (Ipt)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Instituto De Pesquisa Tecnologicas (Ipt),
    First year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Wollastonite Wol 40 wt-pct Wollastonite Major 1988

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY WAS EXPLORED 1981-1988. IPT IS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, BUT IT WAS PUT UP FOR SALE IN 1994 AFTER EFFORTS TO FORM A JOINT VENTURE FAILED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994, BAZILIAN WOLLASTONITE FOR SALE, IN MINERAL NOTES: NO. 322, P. 65

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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