Mine detail: Paulista

Previously called 'Olinda'

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Location: Pernambuco, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -7.93126, -34.83215
dep_id: 60000667
mrds_id: ISM0388
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: CHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Structure: COASTAL BASIN
disc_yr: 1951
References:
  • Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON.
  • Deposit:: ALBUQUERQUE AND GIANNERINI, J.F. 1981: APERCU SUR *NDUSTRIE DU PHOSPHATE AU BRESIL: INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL. 69, NO. 10, OCT. 1981, P. 590.
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