Paragominas

Prospect in Para, Brazil with commodity Aluminum
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279729
MAS/MILS ID 3510250003
Record type Site
Current site name Paragominas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -47.66578, -2.49827 (WGS84)
Elevation 180
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -47.66578, -2.49827

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 78130M
    Width 78130M
    Depth to top 12.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 10
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 12.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Date of Last Modification 830610

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Para

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineracao Vera Cruz, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 437000000mt ore
    Total resources 437000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 48.2 wt-pct Aluminum Major 0
    Iron FeO 2 wt-pct Iron 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QM1C3=QM9C9. THESE ARE THE RESERVES/RESOURCES USED IN THE 1987 UPDATE STUDY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 14
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 12.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 22900
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRAZILIAN BAUXITE, MINING MAGAZINE, JULY, 1977, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1979 SURVEY OF MINE AND PLANT EXPANSION, ENGINEERING

  • Deposit

    AND MINING JOURNAL, JAN. 1979, P. 93.

  • Deposit

    MINERACO VERA CRUZ, S.A., BAUXITE PROJECT AT PARAGOMINAS,

  • Deposit

    BRAZIL, APRIL 1978.

  • Deposit

    SECHIARI, P.G., AND K.J. SANGSTER, BAUXITE PROJECT AT

  • Deposit

    PARAGOMINAS, BRAZIL, SOC. MIN. ENG. PREPRINT 79-71, 1979,

  • Deposit

    P.15.

  • Deposit

    MINING WORLD, BAUXITE FIND IN PARA, 5/24/74.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ETD AND MCF LISTING COULD NOT BE FOUND, THEY WERE NOT IN FILE FOLDER FOR THIS PROPERTY. GOLDERS 1980, 81 DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT ALSO COULD NOT BE FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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