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Trombetas

Occurrence in Brazil with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094866
MRDS ID DE03147
Record type Site
Current site name Trombetas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -53.089, -10.77098 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Brazil

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -53.089, -10.77098
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alcan

Comments on development

  • 1960S EXPLORED; 1972 DEV.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARTHUR, O.S., 1980, COMPARATIVE MODELS OF MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BAUXITE INDUSTRY OF THE AMERICAS: JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, PROC. OF BAUXITE SYMPOSIUM IV KINGSTON, JAMAICA, P 287-302

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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