Regiao De Figueira

Unknown in Parana, Brazil with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231161
MAS/MILS ID 3510290008
Record type Site
Current site name Regiao De Figueira
Alternate or previous names Figueira Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -50.41576, -23.91413 (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
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown
Zincite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -50.41576, -23.91413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1967

Mining district

District name Figueiras

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Dep. Nacional Products Mineral,Dnpm, Brasil
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACIEL,AC,CRUZ,PR,1973,PERFIL ANALITICO DO URANIO,DNPM,BOL.2

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART,1973,SERIES ONC, SHEET P-27, ED

  • Deposit

    E.M/J.,DEC.1974, MC GRAW HILL CO.NEW JERSEY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZED ZONE OCCURS IN ARENACEOS ZONES OF CARBONIFER ELS. THE ORE GRADE IN THE BASIN IS 1.24 PER CENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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