Mine detail: Morro Dos Seis Lagos

Previously called 'Sao Gabriel Da Cachoeira'

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Location: Amazonas, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: 0.31825, -66.68283
dep_id: 10023661
mrds_id: I001066
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Niobium (Columbium), REE
Minor mineral: Thorium, Vanadium, Beryllium
Trace mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
model: 24: Carbonatite
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Seis Lagos Formation
hrock_type: Intrusive Carbonatite,Colluvium
tectonic: Brazilian Shield
References:
  • 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.
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