Description
Benedito Paulo Alves-Departamento Nacional Da Producao Mineral (Dnpm) And (In 1972) By Dema Of Araxa
Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Niobium (Columbium)
SecondaryTitanium, Metal, REE
TertiaryManganese, Barium-Barite, Vermiculite, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model24: Carbonatite
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlDomed Structure Alkaline Rocks In Proterozoic Shield Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsAnatase, Apatite, Pyrochlore, Wavellite
GangueBarite, Biotite, Limonite, Magnetite, Phlogopite, Quartz, Vermiculite
Geology
Host rockIntrusive Carbonatite · Araxa Group (Minas), Metasediments
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Trachyte · Alkaline Rocks, Carbonatite
StructureRing Complex, Domed Alkaline Pipe Intrusive
Tectonic settingShield Metamorphics, Sao Francisco Craton
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1979
Last production1974
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10107260
MRDS IDW001064
Alternate namesValep
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-19.89751, -46.86568
References
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE.LETTER OF 1-3-72 FROM GERALDO MELCHER TO MAX WHITE.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, C., CAMPOS, D. DE A., DERZE, G.R., ASMUS, H.E., EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONCAVALCANTI DE ALBUQUERQUE, G.S.C., AND GIANNERINI, J.F., 1981, APERCU SUR L'INDUSTRIE DU PHOSPHATE AU BRESIL: INDUSTRIE MINERALE, V. 63, NO. 10, P. 589-591.MINERACAO METALURGIA, 1978, VALEP COMECA COM 900 MIL TON/ANO DE CONCENTRADO FOSFATICO: ANO XLII, NO. 45, DECEMBRO, P. 6-18.1956 DIREXPL DNPM-BOL. 10CIMRIBOL. 108 OF DNPM