| Deposit ID | 10230841 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510210002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Urucum |
| Alternate or previous names | Urucum/Corumba |
| Geographic coordinates: | -57.58255, -19.24758 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mato Grosso(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Mato Grosso |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Potassium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cryptomalene | Unknown |
| (1) | -57.58255, -19.24758 |
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| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| District name | Corumba District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Urucum Mineracao S. A. |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Vale Rio Doce (Cvrd) |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Matto Grosso Do Sul State (Co. Name?) |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 30000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 30000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 150000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 180000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 14446000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 55120000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 69566000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 32000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 101566000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510210002 |
ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1977
DUKE, V., ICOMI CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROUND-TABLE ON SUPPLY
AND DEMAND OF TERRESTIAL MANGANESE ORES, EUROPEAN ECON-
OMICS COUNCIL, BRUSSELS, 1979, P. 20.
ABREU, J.F., RECURSOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, VOL. 2, BRAZIL
1973, P.492-550
ARGALL, GEORGE, MINING AND EXPLORING FOR MANGANESE ORE IN
BRAZIL, WORLD MINING, APR. 1979, P. 48-49.
BARBOSA, OCTAVIO, MANGANESE AT URUCUM, STATE OF MATO GROSSO,
BRAZIL, SYMPOSIUM DEL MANGANESO XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO
INTERNACIONAL, BRASIL, 1956, P. 261-277.
DORRI, J.V., IRON-FORMATION AND ASSOCIATED MANGANESE IN
BRAZIL, PROCEEDINGS OF THE KIEV SYMPOSIUM, AUG. 1970,
UNESCO, 1973, P. 105-113.
NATIONAL MINERAL ADVISORY BOARD, MANGANESE RESERVES AND
RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS,
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS, WASH. D.C., 1981, P37-38,99-112.
WEISS, STANLEY, MANGANESE, THE OTHER USES, METAL BULLETIN
BOOKS LTD., N.Y., 1977, P. 47-53.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS IN TWO BEDS: THE LOWER COVERS 5 SQUARE KILOMETERS AND AVERAGES 2 METERS THICK; THE LOWER LIES 35 FEET BELOW THE UPPER, COVERS 3.3 SQUARE KILOMETERS AND AVERAGES 1.5 METERS IN THICKNESS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAY-1996 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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