Arouca District

Occurrence in Aveiro, Portugal with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Tungsten, Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000737
MRDS ID ISM0529
Record type District
Current site name Arouca District
Alternate or previous names Capela Do Senhor Dos Aflitox, Montado De Adoria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -8.04813, 40.89926 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aveiro(province)

Portugal(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Portugal Aveiro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -8.04813, 40.89926

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description AUREOLE OF PENNSYLVANIAN-PERMIAN GRANITIC INTRUSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name AROUCA DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner VOLFREX-SOC DE EXPLORACAO E COMMERCIO DE VOLFRANIO LIMITADA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EANDMJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, 1985, INTERNATIONAL MINE/PLANT ACTIVITY, VOL. 13, NO. 3, AUGUST 16, 1985, P. 10.

Beyond USGS

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