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

Lat / long: -0.94836, -52.04917

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Hausmannite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Spessartite, Tephroite
Gangue: Boehmite, Diaspore, Garnet, Limonite, Mica
Orebody form: LENSES, LAYERS
Discovery year: 1941

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1957
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host rock: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;
Host type:Metasedimentary Rock,Schist,Gneiss
Associated rock:Jornal Amphibolite Of Amapa Series
Associated type:Quartzite,Schist,Amphibolite
Structure:Nw Trending Folds.
Tectonic:Precambrian Shield, Stable Craton

References

MRDSISM0151
DEP10106767
Reference{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).}
ReporterCannon, William F., Krauss, Ulrich H., Orris, Greta J., Page, Norman J.