Mine detail: Serro Do Navio Mine

Previously called 'Ore Bodies From Nw To Se: Clemente 2, Clemente 1, Navio, Chumbo 2,Amapa Mines, MacapaIncludes Clemente, Chumbo, and Terezinha AreasDe Palva, Baixinho, Cordovil, Fritz Ackerman, Curuca, Nelly,Sentinella.Chumbo 1, Chumbo, Baixio, Janot, Platon, Bacellar, Atunes 1,Atunes 2, Forno, Cancao, Cachoeira, Macao, Presepio, Gruta, Gurita,'

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Location: Amapa*, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -0.94836, -52.04917
dep_id: 10106767
mrds_id: ISM0151
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Hausmannite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Spessartite, Tephroite
gangue: Boehmite, Diaspore, Garnet, Limonite, Mica
orebody_fm: LENSES, LAYERS
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Secondary Enrichment From*rototor*Rocks.
Reporter: Cannon, William F., Krauss, Ulrich H., Orris, Greta J., Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Grupo Serra Do Navio Of Amapa Series;Guianense Complex;Jornal Formation, Villa Nova Group;Serra Do Navio Formation, Villa Nova Group;Serra Do Navio Formation, Villa Nova Group;
hrock_type: Metasedimentary Rock,Schist,Gneiss
arock_unit: Jornal Amphibolite Of Amapa Series
arock_type: Quartzite,Schist,Amphibolite
Structure: Nw Trending Folds.
tectonic: Precambrian Shield, Stable Craton
Year first produced: 1957
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1982
disc_yr: 1941
discr: Sr. Mario Cruz
References:
  • Deposit:: DUKE, V.W.A., 1979, MANGANESE, A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: INTERNAL REPORT 53, SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRIICA, 246 P. (C18)
  • Deposit:: NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANAGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, DC P. 101-104, 110, 32. (REP4,PC1,PC8,RR1,RR8,RR17,RR24,RR25,RR32,G12,C1,C5,C8-C10,C17)
  • Deposit:: ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1978-1980. (PA2-PA4)
  • Deposit:: ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1982, THE ECONOMICS OF MANGANESE: LONDON, 3RD ED.
  • Deposit:: DORR, J., 1970, IRON FORMATION AND ASSOCIATED MANGANESE IN BRAZIL, IN GENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN IRON AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE KIEV SYMPOSIUM, AUG. 1970, PARIS, UNESCO, P. 105-113. (PA1)
  • Deposit:: SCARPELLI, W., 1973, THE SERRA DO NAVIO MANGANESE DEPOSIT (BRAZIL): UNESCO. PROC. KIEV, SYMP., 1970.
  • Deposit:: BGR, 1977, UNTERSUCHUNGEN UEBER ANGEBOT U. NACHFRAGE MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE. NO. 8 MANGAN. BGR. HANNOVER. FEBRUAR 1977.
  • Deposit:: WEIS, S.A., 1977, MANGANESE THE OTHER USES: METAL. BULL. BOOKS LTD. LONDON.
  • Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-A, 22P.
  • Deposit:: HERZ, N., AND BANERJEE, S., 1973, AMPHIBOLITES OF THE LAFAIETE, MINAS GERAIS AND THE SERRA DO NOVIO MANGANESE DEPOSITS, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 68, NO. 8 P. 1289-1296.
  • Deposit:: RODRIGUES, O.B., KOSUKI, R., FILHO, A.C., 1986, DISTRITO MANGANESIFERO DE SERRA DO NAVIO, AMAPA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 167-175.
  • Deposit:: DORR, JOHN VAN N, II, PARK, C.F., DE PAIVA, GLYCON, 1949, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE SERRA DO NAVIO DISTRICT, TERRITORY OF AMAPA BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-A, P. 1-51.
  • Production:: PA1: RF5, P. 106; PA2-PA4: RF3; PA5: S3(BGR) PC1: RF2, P. 102: BGR (1977).
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