Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, FOLDED
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Migmatite
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Shield
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10065489
MRDS IDTC40821
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.50956, -39.79921
References
DE LIMA E SILVA, F.J., CAVALCANTE, P.R.B., DE SA, E.P., DEL REY SILVA, L.J.H., AND MACHADO, J.C.M., 1988, DEPOSITOS DE COBRE DE CARAIBA E O DISTRICTO CUPRIFERO DO VALE DO RIO CURACA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINSTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 11-32CIMRI