Description
Companhia Meridional De Mineracao (Subsidary Of U.S. Steel).
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Martite
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Grao Para Group
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10060906
MRDS IDTC30357
Alternate namesSerra Dos Carajas
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-6.29808, -50.44914
References
CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419.TOLBERT, G.E., TREMAINE, J.W., MELCHER, G.C., AND GOMES, C.B., 1971, THE RECENTLY DISCOVERED SERRA DOS CARAJAS IRON DEPOSITS, NORTHERN BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 66, NO. 7, P. 985-994.CIMRI