| Deposit ID | 10093725 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026207 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Xique Xique |
| Geographic coordinates: | -42.66564, -10.83117 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahia(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Bahia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Result | FE CONTENT OF ITABIRITE AND CANGA ORES (MAIN ORES) IS 50 - 60 |
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| (1) | -42.66564, -10.83117 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | San Francisco River Valley |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 60000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026207 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS P. 302 - 380. 433 QUN22S
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POTENTIAL ORES, 60 MILLION METRIC TONS AND TOTAL RESOURCES, 60 MILLION METRIC TONS (THESE FIGURES ARE FOR BOTH XIQUE XIQUE AND SANTA SE) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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