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Ipameri Tin Deposit

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodity Tin
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068385
MRDS ID W001417
Record type Site
Current site name Ipameri Tin Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.18238, -17.83091 (WGS84)
Relative position 27 KM SOUTH OF IPAMERI, GOIAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tourmaline Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Greisen
    Rock unit name B Minas Group Metasediments, ( 900-1800 My )
    Rock description B Minas Group Metasediments, ( 900-1800 My )
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.18238, -17.83091
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Total Strike Length Of Mineralized Rock Is 900 Meters But Strike Length Of Deposit Mined Is 300 Meters On Anticline).

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 20 DEGREES
    Plunge NE
    Length 350M
    Width 0.03M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 130M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Estanifera Brasileira
  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Goiana De Comercio E Mineracao
    Last year 1967
  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Estanifera - Modernising Its Equipment And Installations For Underground Mining.
    First year 1972

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 300M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALVES,B.P.(1965)CONCLUSOES SOBRE A PESQUISA DE CASSITERITE DE IPAMERI, GOIAS; DFPM BOL. 122,P. 96-103 IN RELATORIO DA DIRETORIA FOR 1964 OF THE DIVISAO DE.

  • Deposit

    FOMENTO DA PRODUCAO MINERAL OF THE DEPT. NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, RIO. THIS REPORT ALSO PUBLISHED(NO AUTHOR SHOWN)IN ENG. MIN. E METALURGIA.

  • Deposit

    NO. 246, JULY, 1965 UNDER TITLE"CASSITERITA EM IPAMERI, GOIAS".

  • Deposit

    GUIMARAES, D. AND DUTRA, C.V.(1964)CONTRIBUICAO A PETROGRAFIA E GEOQUIMICA DA JAZIDA ESTANIFERA DE IPAMERI, GOIAS; D.F.P.M. AVULSO 86,P. 15-41.

  • Deposit

    1963 DIREXPL DNPM, DEVELOPMENT OF RESERVES.

  • Deposit

    SEE GENERAL REFERENCE F-1

  • Production

    ALVES, B.P., (1965)DFPM BOL. 122. P. 96.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SAME AS FOR PRODUCTION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 White, Max G. U.S. Geological Survey

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