Mine detail: Patrocinio Deposit

Previously called 'Banaeira'

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Location

Lat / long: -18.98084, -46.96572

Resource(B)

Primary: Niobium (Columbium), Titanium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Discovery year: 1955

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: LATERITE
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

References

MRDSISM0764
DEP60000869
Reference{Deposit:: GAZETA MERCANTIL, 1984, LACK OF MARKET DELAYS TITANIUM PROJECT: PRESS CLIPPING NEWSPAPER - GAZETA MERCANTIL, T.1.84, RIO DE JANEIRO.}{Deposit:: GAZETA MERCANTIL, 1983, CVRD TO PRODUCT CONCENTRATES: PRESS CLIPPING NEWSPAPER - GAZETA MERCANTIL, 7.3.83.}{Deposit:: HARBEN, P., 1984, TITANIUM MINERALS IN BRAZIL - PROGRESS AND POTENTIAL: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JAN. 1984.}{Deposit:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1984, A NEW ANATASE FACILITY: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: AUG. 1984, P. 9.}{Deposit:: FANTEN, R.J., ET AL, 1984, AVAILABILITY OF TITANIUM MINERALS - WORLD. A MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL (DRAFT COPY) P. 65-69.}