Mine detail: Vitoria Da Conquista Bentonite

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Location: Bahia, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -14.74766, -40.83225
dep_id: 10023840
mrds_id: I004023
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Bentonite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Residual
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bentonite
orebody_fm: STRATIFORM
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
References:
  • Deposit:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993, MINERAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 313, P. 14, 17.
  • 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
  • Production:: CESAR, 1984.
  • Reserve-Resource:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993.
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