| Deposit ID | 10207228 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510430012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morro Da Mina |
| Alternate or previous names | Jacupiranga |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -48.149, -24.6974 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 30 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sao Paulo(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Sao Paulo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Forsterite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Phlogopite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrochlore | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -48.149, -24.6974 |
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| Thickness | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sao Paulo |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Serrana Sa De Mineracao |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1985 |
| Year | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Description | In Situ Grade 22 % -Residual Ore 106363 Mt |
| Year | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Description | In Situ Grade 22 % -Residual Ore 144034 Mt |
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description | In Situ Grade 22 % -Residual Ore 183920 Mt |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Description | In Situ Grade 22 % -Residual Ore 201698 Mt |
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description | In Situ Grade 22 % -Residual Ore 183920 Mt |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 1058750 Mt |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 1443750 Mt |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 1505000 Mt |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 1548750 Mt |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 1846250 Mt |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 2310000 Mt |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 2007000 Mt |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 2226299 Mt |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 2302500 Mt |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 2293399 Mt |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade 5% - Unaltered Carbonatite 2532000 Mt |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 100000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 100000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510430012 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOVEMBER 1989, PP. 58-61.
BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH
EDITION, LONDON, 1980
DERBY, O A, MAGNETITE ORE DISTRICT OF JACUPIRANGA AND
IPANEMA, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: AM JOUR SCI, 3RD SER VOL XLI,
1891, P 308-311
LEONARDIS, O, CARBONATITOS COM APATITA E PIROCHLORO: BRAZIL,
D N P M AVULSO NO 80, RIO, 1956, 30P
MC NEIL, M, BRAZIL'S URANIUM/THORIUM DEPOSITS; GEOLOGY,
RESERVES, POTENTIAL, MILLER FREEMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, 1978
MELCHER, GERALDO, THE CARBONATITES OF JACUPIRANGA, SAO PAULO
BRAZIL: IN CARBONATITES, TUTTLE & GITTENS, ED 1966,
P 169-181
MC NEIL, M, BRAZIL'S URANIUM/THORIUM DEPOSITS, MILLER
JACUPIRANGA SAO PAULO (BRAZIL): DIV GEOL NOTAS PRELIM
NO 84, RIO, 1954, 20P
SERRANA, S A DE MINERACAO, O CARBONATITO APATITICO DE
JACUPIRANGA SUA OCCORRENCIA EXTRACAO E EVOLUCAO NO
BENEFICIAMENTO INTEGRACAO INDUSTRIAL, SAO PAULO, 1975
WORLD MINING, HOW SERRANA MINES AND FLOATS 5.0 PERCENT P205
ORE, JUNE 1977, P 42-44
BUSNARDO, C.A.; DUN, IAN J.; MENEZES, LUIS A.D.; CHAMMA, M.;
AND NEVES DE OLIVERRO, R.; "NEW STRATEGIES FOR CLASSI-
-FICATION YIELD BIG GAINS AT BRAZIL'S SERRANA PHOSPHATE",
E & MJ, APRIL 1984, PP. 70-74.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ASBESTOS COMMODITY IS SERPENTINE. LIMESTONE TAILINGS FROM THE MILL ARE FEEDSTOCK FOR A CEMENT PLANT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-OCT-96 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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