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Serra Berenice, Serra Branca, Serra Perla

Prospect in Para, Brazil with commodities Aluminum, Silica, Ferrosilicon
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111492
MRDS ID TC30052
Record type Site
Current site name Serra Berenice, Serra Branca, Serra Perla
Alternate or previous names Berenice, Cvrd Group, Almeirin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.50918, -1.15863 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 30 KM N OF ALMEIRIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Comments on the location information

  • CENTRAL PART OF CONCESSION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Kaolinite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Belterra Clay
    Rock description Belterra Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Barreiras Group
    Rock description Barreiras Formation;Barreiras Formation;Barreiras Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.50918, -1.15863
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (Cvrd)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 30000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 5 wt-pct Silica Minor 1988
    Aluminum Al2O3 50 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL RESERVE. ORE(1) MEASURED RESERVES, ORE(2) INDICATED RESERVES, ORE(3) INFERRED RESERVES, ALL WASHED AND DRY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419.

  • Deposit

    BRAGA, J.B.P., AND ALVES, G.A.S., 1988, DEPOSITOS DE BAUXITA REFRATARIA DO PARA E AMAPA IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, ED. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, V. 3, P. 641-653.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CESAR 1984; BRAGA AND ALVES (1988)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERLAIN BY BELTERRA CLAY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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