Chico Ferreira

Past Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Copper, Nickel
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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099656
MRDS ID TC43171
Record type Site
Current site name Chico Ferreira

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -39.83226, -9.66456 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 24 KM SSE OF TANQUE NOVA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -39.83226, -9.66456

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vale Do Curaca

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRUNI, M.A.L., 1976, CARTA GEOLOGICA DO BRASIL AO MILIONESIMO, FOLHA ARACAJU (SC-24): MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, 226P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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