| Deposit ID | 10182433 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510230082 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morro Do Niquel Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pratapolis Nickel Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -46.86571, -20.76418 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -46.86571, -20.76418 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morro Do Niquel |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia De Estanho Sao Joao Del Rei |
| Interest | 28 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510230082 |
REF-PRIVATE SOURCE;RESERVE, PRODUCTION, COSTS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 76-RCD 630- 1972 PROD.OF 217,680 TONNES-RESERVES:2,721,000 1973 PROD.OF 195,000 TONNES ORE.-1973 RES.GIVEN RCD 611. 76-RCD 651-ORE SMELTED IN 4800 KVA ELEC.FURNACE-PROD.IAP.OF TONNES FERRO-NICKEL CONC.GRADING 34 TO 42% NI. 76-RCD 020-MINE LOCATED NR. PRATAPOLIS,30 KM W OF PASSOS AND W OF THE FURNAS DAM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.