Mina Riacho De Fora

Past Producer in Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099550
MRDS ID TC40692
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Riacho De Fora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -37.14333, -6.64136 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Norte(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Norte

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -37.14333, -6.64136

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jose Medeiros Rocha
    First year 1942
    Last year 1943

Comments on the production information

  • LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER, INACTIVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, W.D., JR, AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, JUNGSTENIO -NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 7, NO. 41, P. 247-260

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    JOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-95 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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