(Facility) Catalao Smelter Columbium

Plant in Brazil with commodity Niobium (Columbium)

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10206956
MAS/MILS ID	3510001013
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Catalao Smelter Columbium

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-47.79934, -18.13117 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Brazil

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-47.79934, -18.13117	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	Yes
Plant type	Smelter
Plant subcategory	Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Mineracao Catalao De Goias Ltda

Home office Brazil

Year 1991

Type	Owner
Owner	Mineracao Catalao De Goias Ltda
Home office	Brazil
Year	1991

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	3510001013

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	13-JUN-96	Buckingham, David A.	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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