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Serra Norte-N5

Occurrence in Para, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Silica, Ferrosilicon, Titanium, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060668
MRDS ID TC30086
Record type Site
Current site name Serra Norte-N5

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -50.0158, -5.96476 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Tertiary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt
    Rock unit name Grao Para Group
    Rock description Grao Para Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -50.0158, -5.96476
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 40000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 44 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 48000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 36 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1982
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 1.1 wt-pct Silica Trace 1982
    Titanium TiO2 4.1 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1982
    Iron Fe2O3 25 wt-pct Iron Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) INTERRED RESERVE; ORE (2) INFERRED RESERVES WITH A DRY DENSITY OF 1.2 G/CU CM

Comments on the workings information

  • N5 AREA IS PART ON AREA 1-5 KM WIDE, 18 KM LONG AND ABOUT 65 SQUARE KM AREA

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY 125 HOLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ASSAD, R. AND RUI BAISIEGEL, V. DE, 1982, DEPOSITO DE BAUXITA DO PIATO N-5 IN PROVINCIA MINERAL DE CARAJAS-PARA: ANEXO AOS ANAIS DO I SIMPOSIO DE GEOLOGIA DA AMAZONIA: SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE GEOLOGIA NUDEO NORTE, BELEM MAY 1982, PP. 101-104.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CESAR (1984); PAGE FIELD VISIT (1982)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO OVERBURDEN; AVERAGES 4M THICK; IS HIGH IN FE OXIDES; PLATEAU WITH IRREGULAR CONTOURS AT 650M ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND 100M ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA; LATERITE SEQUENCE (TOP TO BOTTOM) (1) EARTHY, FERRUGINAOUSI (2) FERRUGINOUS LATERITE, NORMALLY HARD, POROUS, AND CAVERNOUS (415013M), AND (3) PLASTIC REDDISH CLAY ON MAFIC ROCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1992 Norman J Page U.S. Geological Survey

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