Ipueira I, Ii, & Iii

Plant in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Chromium
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134162
MAS/MILS ID 3510090501
Record type Site
Current site name Ipueira I, Ii, & Iii
Alternate or previous names Ipueira I,Ii, and Iii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -39.77532, -10.23956 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -39.77532, -10.23956

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mineracao Vale Do Jacurici
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1989
    First year 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSITU, 1/89 TONS. MINING RECOVERY=80%. CR/FE RATIO=2.0-2.2/1. DEMO.TONNAGE IS TO 250 M VERT.; IDENT.TONNAGE IS TO 350 M.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-AUG-95 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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