Cerro Azul

Producer in Parana, Brazil with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206763
MAS/MILS ID 3510290009
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Azul

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.49903, -24.99739 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.49903, -24.99739

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1989

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mineracao Del Rey Ltda.
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1993
    First year 1989

Comments on the ownership information

  • PART OF DU PONT DO BRASIL.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS 5,500 TPM, ALTHOUGH OUTPUT IS CURRENTLY CLOSER TO 3,000 TPM.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL PRODUCTS ARE SOLD WITHIN BRAZIL, EITHER FOR INTEGRATED STEELWORKS OR UTILIZED BY DU PONT FOR FREON PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1993. NO. 307. P. 41-42.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTS VARY TO MATCH MARKET DEMAND, AND THE PLANT CAN PRODUCE ACIDSPAR, METSPAR, OR METALLURGICAL GRADE BRIQUETTES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-SEP-1994 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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