Jacupiranga, Brazil

Prospect in Sao Paulo, Brazil with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097458
MRDS ID W029669
Record type Site
Current site name Jacupiranga, Brazil
Alternate or previous names Serrote, Ribeirao Do Joelho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -47.96567, -24.63073 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sao Paulo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Sao Paulo

Comments on the location information

  • BETWEEN CURITIBA AND SAO PAULO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PYROLUSITE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -47.96567, -24.63073

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DISTRICT CONTAINS GOLD AND GRAPHITE PROSPECTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cajati

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sociedade Sao Paulo De Mineracao Lt Da.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 3250000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.4 wt-pct Nickel Major 1975

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO,1975;

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO,1975/1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION NOT KNOWN. 3 MANGANESE SEAMS MAPPED IN ANTIOCH CHURCH AND WATT MINE AREA.
Deposit THE NICKEL DEPOSITS OF BRAZIL WITH ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE ARE THE SILICATIC NICKEL ORES BOUND TO INTRUSIONS OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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