Mine detail: Morro Dos Seis Lagos

Previously called 'Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira'

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Location

Lat / long: 0.31825, -66.68283

Resource(M)

Primary: Niobium (Columbium), REE
Secondary: Thorium, Vanadium, Beryllium
Tertiary: Zinc

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host rock:Seis Lagos Formation
Host type:Intrusive Carbonatite,Colluvium
Tectonic:Brazilian Shield

References

MRDSI001066
DEP10023661
Reference{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 1990, BRAZIL STRNGTHENS NIOBIUM GRIP: V. 314, NO. 8059, P. 145.}{Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN SCHOBBENHAUSS, C.D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Reserve-Resource:: MINING JOURNAL, 1990; CESAR, 1984.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.