Mine detail: Cana Brava

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Location: Goias, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -13.19775, -48.14907
dep_id: 10069065
mrds_id: W002360
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chrysotile
orebody_fm: TABULAR
model: 18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Reporter: Warfle, Thomas M., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Cana Brava Complex
hrock_type: Gabbro,Ultramafic Intrusive Rock,Serpentinite
Structure: A Series Of East-West Vertical Faults Cause Minor Displacement Of Ore Zones.
Year first produced: 1967
References:
  • Deposit:: WENDEL, C.A., 1969, MONTHLY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRAZIL PROJECT, MAY, 1969.
  • Deposit:: AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.
  • Deposit:: HARBEN, PETER, 1984, A PROFILE OF SA MINERACAO DE AMIANTO--BRAZI* ASBESTOS PRODUCER: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 198, P. 63-65.
  • Deposit:: ASBESTOS, V. 62, NO. 7; V. 59, NO. 6.
  • Deposit:: *RISCOLL, MIKE, 1989, BRAZI* INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--SEEKING SUCCESS AGAINST ALL ODDS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 266, P. 23-69.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: AZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984; ASBESTOS
  • Reserve-Resource:: AZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984.
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