Itaiacoca

Producer in Parana, Brazil with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Limestone, General, Dolomite
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066503
MRDS ID TC42727
Record type Site
Current site name Itaiacoca
Alternate or previous names Menezes, Tres Barras

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.91571, -25.0974 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Comments on the location information

  • ELLIPTICAL AREA ABOUT 20 KM LONG; LAT/LONG FOR CENTER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Limestone, General Primary
Dolomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore
Limestone Ore
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Acungui Group
    Rock description Acungui Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.91571, -25.0974

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, STRATIFORM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • TALC IS PRODUCED AT 5000 MT/YEAR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE TOTAL RESOURCE FOR AREA, ORE (0) FOR DEPOSIT 0 AND ORE (1) FOR DEPOSIT 1.
  • MEASURED RESERVES

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, P. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CESAR (1984).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1995 Wells, Tina M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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