Mine detail: Ponte Alta

Previously called 'Sebastiao Ribeiro'

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Location

Lat / long:

-21.90078, -46.44705

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zirconium
Secondary:	Uranium
Ore:	Zircon

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Intrusive
Host type:	Phonolite,Porphyry
Alteration processes:	White Clay, Gouge

References

MRDS	TC40877
DEP	10065534
Reference	{Deposit:: TOLBERT, G.E., 1966, THE URANIFEROUS ZIRCONIUM DEPOSITS OF THE POCOS DE CALDAS PLATEAU, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-C, 28 P}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: TOLBERT (1966)}
Reporter	Page, Norman J.