Mine detail: Tocantins Nickel

Previously called 'Angiquinho E, Angiquinho Central, Caximbone, Caximbone,Corrego Da Roca, Vendinha, Iodoformio, Lageado, Ponte Alta,Sao Jose Do Tocantins, Tocantins Mine, Niquelandia, Codemin MineNickel Laterite Occurrences: Ribeirao Do Engenho, Aguiquinho Se,Jacuba Ii, Jacuba Iii, Jacuba I, Corriola, Corrego Da Fazenda,Cazimbo W, Caximbo E, Caximbo Se, Caximbo N, Forquilha,Forquilha Norte, Fruta De Lobo, Pedra Verde, Morro Do Oco.'

Location:	Brazil, South America
Lat / long:	-14.5477, -48.3824
dep_id:	10024502
mrds_id:	ISM0222
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
Minor mineral:	Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Prospect
ore:	Clay, Garnierite
model:	110: Lateritic Ni
alteration:	Serpentinization
conc_proc:	Tropical Weathering
Reporter:	Saam, Henning G. (Shaffer, Glenn L.), Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit:	Ultramafic Zone, S. Jose Dos Tocantins Complex
hrock_type:	Peridotite,Dunite,Pyroxenite
arock_type:	Peridotite,Pyroxenite,Quartzite,Mica Schist,Gneiss,Granite
Structure:	Ultramafic Belt
tectonic:	Ultramafic Belt In Prec Shield
Year first produced:	1979
disc_yr:	1908
discr:	Helmuth Brockes
References:	Deposit:: [BRAZIL] DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, [1976-82], ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO: RIO DE JANEIRO, DEPARTM-ENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, 6 V. (RR1-RR4, RR25) Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1982, BRAZI* SECOND NICKEL PRODUCER GOES ON STREAM AT 5,000 MT/YR: ENGINEERING -AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 182, NO. 12, P. 123-124. Deposit:: PEDROSO, A.C., AND SCHMALTZ, W.H., 1986, JAZIMENTOS DE NIQUEL LATERITICO DE NIQUELANDIA, GOIAS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 305-314. Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 45. Deposit:: ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1976 Deposit:: ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICE, LTD., NICKEL 1977 , P. 34 Production:: PEDROSO AND SCHMALTZ (1986).