Mine detail: Barra Verde and Barra Vermelho Mines

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Location

Lat / long:

-6.28333, -36.53555

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Secondary:	Bismuth
Ore:	Bismutite, Molybdenite, Scheelite
Gangue:	Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Hornblende, Quartz, Vesuvianite
Discovery year:	1943

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Serido Formation
Host type:	Mica Schist,Limestone

References

MRDS	W700665
DEP	10085128
Reference	{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.}{Deposit:: JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND MOACYR DE VASCOCELLOS, F., 1945, SCHEELITEE IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 40, NO. 1, P. 34-50.}{Deposit:: JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., 1944, AS MINAS DE SCHEELITA DE BARRA VERDE, BARRO VERMELHO, BODO E CAFUCA, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 8, NO. 4, P. 95-100.}
Reporter	Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.)