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

MRDS	W700054
DEP	10084840
Reference	DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-A, 22 P
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.