Description
Departamento Nacional Da Producao Mineral (Dnpm).
Commodities
PrimaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsClay, Garnierite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite,Dunite,Pyroxenite · Ipora Group;
Associated rockDunite,Gneiss,Migmatite,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Granite · Basement Complex;Furnas Formation, Parana Group;Ipora Group
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10070067
MRDS IDW012728
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.38741, -53.46361
References
MINING ENGINEERING, 11/73, P. 43.BERBERT, C.O., 1986, O DEPOSITO DE NIQUEL LATERITICO DE MORRO DO ENGENHO, GOIAS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 335-340.