| Deposit ID | 10255352 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510430004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jacupiranga |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -48.049, -24.7374 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 120 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sao Paulo(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Sao Paulo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Pyrochlore | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -48.049, -24.7374 |
|---|
| Length | 800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| District name | Jacupiranga |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Sao Paulo |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Serrana Sa De Mineracao |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510430004 |
HARRINGTON,J.F., WARD,DE, ET AL, 1966, SOURCES OF FERTILIZER
IN SOUTH AMER.: A PRELIM. STUDY: USGS BULL 1240.
MCKELVEY, V.E., 1967, PHOSPHATE DEP.:USGS BULL 1252-D.
NOYES DEVEL. CORP., 1963, INTER. FERT. GUIDE.
THE BRITISH SUL. CORP., LTD.,1964, A WORLD SURV. AT PHOS. DE
ED., 206PP.
TUTTLE,O.F., AND GITTINS,J., CARBONATITES: INTERSCIENCE PUB.
WILEY & SONS, N.Y.PP.169-181
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75-RCD 021 OPER HQ IS SANTO ANDRE, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL 75-RCD 060-ORE IS CARBONATITE ANDREGOLITH,LATTER BEING EXHAU 75-RCD 080 DEP IS APATITE-MAGNETITE PORTION OF CARBONATITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.