Serra De Jacobina

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Gold, Manganese, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182613
MAS/MILS ID 3510090009
Record type Site
Current site name Serra De Jacobina

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -40.49893, -11.24781 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

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
Gold Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -40.49893, -11.24781

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 25E
    Thickness 2M
    Length 220M
    Area 1600HA
    Depth to top 8M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Strike And Dip :25E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1600
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1951

Mining district

District name Serra Jacobina

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. De Mineracao De Ouro De Jacobina Ltda
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 8
    Capacity 30
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEO, G.W., 1964, GEOLOGIA DA PARTE SUL DA SERRA DE JACOBINA:

  • Deposit

    M., DIV. GEOL. MINERALOGIA, BOLETIM NO. 209, 87 P.

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J.D., 1972, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MINERAL DEPOS

  • Deposit

    THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: GEOL. SOC. AME., MEMOIR 131, PP. 588

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AUGUST 12, 1975: THERE ARE FOUR MINES IN THE JACOBINA AREA: BRANCA, CANAVIEIRAS, MORRO DO VENTO, AND JOAO BELLO. THE DES ON HERE RELATES TO CANAVIEIRAS. THE CONCENTRATION UNITS FOR URANIUM ARE " PERCENT URANIUM EQ NT". THE COMPOSITION OF SOME SAMPLES WAS DETERMINED BY X-RAY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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