Serro Do Novio

Producer in Amapa*, Brazil with commodity Manganese
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084840
MRDS ID W700054
Record type Site
Current site name Serro Do Novio
Alternate or previous names Amapa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.04917, 0.98487 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amapa*(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Amapa*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hausmannite Ore
Manganite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Boehmite Gangue
Groutite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Lithiophorite Gangue
Mica Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Groupo Serro Do Novio
    Rock description Groupo Serro Do Novio
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.04917, 0.98487

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1949
Year of first production 1957

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Period 1957-1979
    Material WASHED ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^48.5% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 49wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Approx. 41% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 41wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 12800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 40 wt-pct Manganese Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 3200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 40 wt-pct Manganese Major 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-A, 22 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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