Mine detail: Carnaubinha Tungsten Deposit

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Location: Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -6.33138, -36.51555
dep_id: 10068365
mrds_id: W001389
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Scheelite In Quartz Filling Fault Breccia
Reporter: White, Max G.
hrock_unit: Serido Formation At Top Of Ceara Group
hrock_type: Mica Schist
Structure: Fault Breccia
tectonic: Shield
discr: Prospectors
References:
  • Deposit:: MARANHAO, R., 1972, NOTA SOBRE A OCORENCIA CARNAUBINHA: UMA BRECHA DE FALHA MINERALIZADA EM SCHEELITA;RESUME DAS COMUNICACOES, BOL. 1, XXVI CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE GEOLOGIA, BELEM, P. 40-42
  • Deposit:: 1972 DIREXPL MINERACAO ZANGARELHAS COMPLETION OF EVALUATION WORK ON DEPOSIT TO MEET REQUIREMENTS TO FILING MINING PLANS
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