Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Iron, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Serie Minas
StructureTropical Weathering
Tectonic settingUltramafic Belt In Prec Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10106774
MRDS IDISM0221
Alternate namesPratapolis
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.9141, -46.64899
References
TORRIES, T.F., 1985, MORRO DO NIQUEL: EXCERPT FROM UNPUBLISHED REPORT, MORGANTOWN, W. VA., P. 61.[BRAZIL] DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, [1978-84], ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO: RIO DE JANEIRO, DEPARTM-ENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, 6 V. (RR1-RR3, RR25)LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING--RELAXED GOV'T ATTITUDES PAVE THE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MINI-NG ENGINEERING, V. 25, NO. 11, P. 31-45. (G13)U.S. EMBASSY, 1979, PERSONAL COMM. (PA1)LANGER, ERNST, 1979, FERRONICKEL PRODUCTION AT MORRO DO NIQUEL MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, IN EVANS, D.J.I., SHOEMAKER, -R.S., AND VELTMAN, H., EDS., INTERNATIONAL LATERITE SYMPOSIUM:- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM E-NGINEERS, P. 397-411. (PA2, PC1)PA1: RF4; PA2: RF5; PA3, PA4, PA8: S3 (BGR) PC1: RF5