Cordislandia

Plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity REE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231337
MAS/MILS ID 3510230145
Record type Site
Current site name Cordislandia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -46.999, -20.99747 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -46.999, -20.99747

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Electrostatic-Magnetic
Milling method Unspecified

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 8000mt ore
    Total resources 8000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    REE REE 57.28 wt-pct REE Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE= 8,216 MT MONAZITE; 5100= REO
  • DATA FROM THE 1988 ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THESE DATA COME FROM THE 1988 ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO WHICH GIVES 1987 RESOURCES AS 8,216 MT OF MONAZITE, AT 57.28% MONAZITE, OR 4,707 MT REO. LAT/LONG POSITION IS AN ESTIMATE; IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED WHEN BETTER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-1995 Wdj U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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