| Deposit ID | 10079625 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029670 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sao Joao Do Piaui |
| Geographic coordinates: | -41.94897, -8.46462 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 215 |
| Relative position | 50 KM SOUTHWEST OF SAO JOAO DO PIAUI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Piaui(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Piaui |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnierite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Salgueiro Group;Brejo Seco Mafic-Ultramafic Complex |
| Rock description | Salgueiro Group;Brejo Seco Mafic-Ultramafic Complex |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Rock unit name | Brejo Seco Mafic-Ultramafic Complex |
| Rock description | Brejo Seco Mafic-Ultramafic Complex |
| (1) | -41.94897, -8.46462 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1977 |
| Discoverer | Jose De Luz Coelho. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Brasileira De Amianto |
| First year | 1973 |
| Last year | 1973 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Vale Do Rio Dose (Cvrd) |
| First year | 1973 |
| Last year | 1973 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rio Doce Geologia E Mineracoa S/A |
| First year | 1973 |
| Last year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029670 |
SANTOS, J.F. DOS, 1974: FATORES DE CONTROLE HA CONCENTRACAO DE NIQUEL LATERITICO CONDICIONADAS PELA EVOLUCAO GEOLOGIA E GEOMORFOLOGIA DA COMPLEXO BASICO-ULTRABASICO DE SOA JOAO DO PIAUI- PI.
BERICHT DER D.G.G.M. IN BELO HORIZONTE, 1977: MINERALISCHE ROHSTOFFE IN BRASILIEN
DOS SANTOS, J.F., 1986, DEPOSITO DE NIQUEL DE SAO JOAO DO PIAUI, PIAUI, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 341-345.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE NICKEL DEPOSITS OF BRAZIL WITH ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE ARE THE SILICATIC NICKEL ORES BOUND TO INTRUSIONS OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1970 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1977 | Saam, Henning G. (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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