Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Bambui Group
StructureBambui Basin
Tectonic settingBrazilian Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1980
Last production1982
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10024658
MRDS IDISM0389
Alternate namesFosfertil, Rochina Mine
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.58088, -46.53234
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT, 4TH ED., LONDONANON. 1980: PROJETO ANTITAPOLIS S.C. (BROCHURE CONTAINING RESERVE-AND PRODUCTION-DATA FOR MAJOR BRAZILIAN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS)CAVALCANTI DE ALBUQUERQUE, G.S.C. & GIANNERINI, J.F., 1981: APERCU SUR L'INDUSTRIE DU PHOSPHATE AU BRESIL.-INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL.63, NO.10, 1981, P.589-591PROJECT DESCRIPTION ANITAPOLIS (ANNEX) 1980