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Canavieiras Mine

Unknown in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Gold, Sulfur, Uranium
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  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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206916
MAS/MILS ID 3510090002
Record type Site
Current site name Canavieiras Mine
Alternate or previous names Jacobina Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -40.51563, -11.19782 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -40.51563, -11.19782
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 50E
    Thickness 1M
    Length 140M
    Width 50M
    Depth to top 700M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip :50E
    Minimum Depth to Top 100
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Mining district

District name Jacobina District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner D. E. M,(Brazilian Org.)
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976
  • Type Unknown
    Owner C. N. E. N (Comissad Nacional Energianuclear) Brazil
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEDIUM GRADE DETERMINED IN 1964 WAS 0.01% U3O8,100GM PER TO GOLD WAS 9 TON/YEAR. LACKS COMPLETE INFORMATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACIEL,AC,CRUZ,PR,1973,PERFIL ANALITICO DO URANIO,MME,DNPM,B

  • Deposit

    USAF ONC MAP P28 SCALE 1:1000000 BRASIL

  • Deposit

    BATEMAN,JD,1958,ECON.GEOL.VOL.53,PP 417-425

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Nellis, J.C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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