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.'

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Location

Lat / long:

-14.5477, -48.3824

Resource(M)

Primary:	Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
Secondary:	Copper
Ore:	Clay, Garnierite
Discovery year:	1908

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect
First production started:	1979

Geology

Host rock:	Ultramafic Zone, S. Jose Dos Tocantins Complex
Host type:	Peridotite,Dunite,Pyroxenite
Associated type:	Peridotite,Pyroxenite,Quartzite,Mica Schist,Gneiss,Granite
Structure:	Ultramafic Belt
Tectonic:	Ultramafic Belt In Prec Shield
Alteration processes:	Serpentinization

References

MRDS	ISM0222
DEP	10024502
Reference	{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).}
Reporter	Saam, Henning G. (Shaffer, Glenn L.), Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Page, Norman J.