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Jacupiranga

Producer in Sao Paulo, Brazil with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Limestone, General, Niobium (Columbium), Iron, Zirconium
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068128
MRDS ID W001055
Record type Site
Current site name Jacupiranga
Alternate or previous names Morro De Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.08233, -24.6974 (WGS84)

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

  • NEAR CAJATI VILLAGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Limestone, General Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Pyrochlore Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Olivine Gangue
Phlogopite Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Serpentine Gangue
Sphene Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 24
USGS model code 10
Deposit model name Carbonatite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Alkalic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.08233, -24.6974
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT IS WITHIN AN IGNEOUS ALKALI-ULTRAMAFIC-CARBONATITIC COMPLEX WHICH DISPLAYS ZONING OF DIFFERENT ROCK TYPES. CARBONATITES OUTCROP IN CENTRAL PORTION OF MAGMATIC PLUG. INTRUSIVE BODY HAS DIAMETERS OF 10 AND 7 KM AND IS ELONGATED IN NS DIRECTION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1940
Year of first production 1943

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Serrana S. A. De Mineracao

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Material P CONC
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^78% Bpl
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 78wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material P CONC.
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^36% P2o5
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    P2O5 Conc. Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 36wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 100000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 71159000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 6.1 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1978

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: BRAZIL PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION IS FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEONARDOS, O.H., (1956), CARBONATITES BRAZIL: DFPM AVULSO 80

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 58.

  • Deposit

    KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C; 41 P.

  • 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

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON.

  • Deposit

    ALBUQUERQUE AND GIANNERINI, 1981: APERCU SUR L'INDUSTRIE DU PHOSPHATE AU BRESIL. INDUSTRIE MINERALE, V. 63, NO. 10, P. 589-591.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BRITISH SULFUR CO., 1980; E/MJ, FEB. 1982, P. 42.

  • Reserve-Resource

    KRAUSS, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CEMENT PRODUCTION USING CARBONATITE; PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION FROM APATITE. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD ISM0386 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD ISM0386 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 White, Max G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1982 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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

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