Mine detail: Brejui

Previously called 'Mina BrejuiBarra VerdeBoca De Laje'

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Location

Lat / long:

-6.31472, -36.58221

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Secondary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Molybdenite, Scheelite
Gangue:	Bismuth, Calcite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Pyrite, Wollastonite, Zoisite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR AND LINEAR
Discovery year:	1942

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1943

Geology

Host type:	Schist,Gneiss,Skarn (Tactite)
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Open Syncline Plunging South 5 Degrees, North-Trending Fault
Tectonic:	Precambrian B Shield

References

MRDS	W002128
DEP	10068859
Reference	{Deposit:: WHITE, M.G., 1973, TIN AND TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF BRAZIL.}{Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419.}{Deposit:: 1945 GEOLMAP W.D. JOHNSTON}{Deposit:: 1969 COMPILE R.H. NAGELL}{Deposit:: 1972 DIREXPL BARBOSA (DNPM)}{Deposit:: 1973 DIREXPL PORTO (DNPM)}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: WHITE, M.G., 1973, TIN AND TUNG. RESOUR. OF BRAZ, CESAR (1984).}{Reserve-Resource:: WHITE, M.G., 1973, TIN AND TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF BRAZIL, CESAR (1984).}
Reporter	Warfle, Thomas M., Page, Norman J.