Ituassu / Ituacu

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038281
MRDS ID M045604
Record type Site
Current site name Ituassu / Ituacu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.23227, -13.7977 (WGS84)
Relative position 125 KM W. OF JEQUIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.23227, -13.7977

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Feira De Santa Anna

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, P. 53

  • Deposit

    CARNEIRO, A.J., 1908

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: MINERAL RES. DEPT. GREAT BRITAIN, LONDON, P. 107

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE, 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 116

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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