Carajas Mine

Producer in Para, Brazil with commodity Manganese
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304238
MAS/MILS ID 3510250023
Record type Site
Current site name Carajas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -50.19913, -5.54812 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE FOR THE BURITIRAMA DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -50.19913, -5.54812

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Prometal
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Toniolo Busnello
    Home office Brazil
    Year 1993
    First year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 20000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 20000000mt ore
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese MnO2 48 wt-pct Manganese Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    METALS WEEK, 12 APRIL, 1993, P-7.

  • Geology

    METAL BULLETIN, THURSDAY, 1 APRIL 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1996 Palencia, Cesar M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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