Mine detail: Serro Do Novio

Previously called 'Amapa'

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Location

Lat / long: 0.98487, -52.04917

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Hausmannite, Manganite, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Boehmite, Groutite, Limonite, Lithiophorite, Mica
Discovery year: 1949

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1957

Geology

Host rock:Groupo Serro Do Novio
Host type:Schist
Tectonic:Stable Craton

References

MRDSW700054
DEP10084840
ReferenceDEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-A, 22 P
ReporterOrris, Greta J.