Imbituba Phos Acid Plant

Plant in Santa Catarina, Brazil with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158349
MAS/MILS ID 3510458806
Record type Site
Current site name Imbituba Phos Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -48.73229, -28.24735 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Catarina(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Santa Catarina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -48.73229, -28.24735

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1980
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industria Carboquimica Catarinese Sa (Icc)
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1987
    First year 1987
    Last year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description The Complex Is Capable Of Production 310000 Mt/Yr Of Sulphuric Acid.
  • Year 1993
    Description The Complex Is Capable Of Producing 110000 Mt / Year Of Phosphate.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 110000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE COMPLEX IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO 110,000 MT/YR OF PHOSPHORIC ACID AND 310,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF SULPHURIC ACID. UNDER THE RESTRUCTURING PLAN, 300,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF PHOSPHATE ROCK WILL HAVE TO BE IMPORTED TO KEEP THE UNITS OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 187, P. 7 (SEPT-OCT 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT CLOSED IN AUGUST, 1992 FOLLOWING AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT BY BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT PRIVATISATION AGENCY (BNDES) TO SELL THE PLANT. THE PLANT WILL RE-OPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE BY PETROFERTIL, THE FOLDING COMPANY OF ICC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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