Careacu

Plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity REE
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Sections on this page
  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 10255432
MAS/MILS ID 3510230144
Record type Site
Current site name Careacu

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -46.999, -19.9975 (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

Ore Body (1) -46.999, -19.9975

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 3000mt ore
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    REE REE 57.28 wt-pct REE Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE RESERVE IS 2,526 MT OF MONAZITE; 5100= REO
  • DATA BASED ON THE 1988 ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM THE 1988 ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, WHICH GIVES 1987 RESOURCES AS 2,526 MT OF MONAZITE, WHICH CONTAINS 57.28% REO, OR 1,447 MT OF REO. THE LAT/LONG COORDINATES ARE AN ESTIMATE; THEY SHOULD BE CORRECTED WHEN MORE DATA BECOME AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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