Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Deposit sizeY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10111557
MRDS IDW700052
Alternate namesRocinha, Pirubinhas
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-18.33089, -46.91569
References
KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULARR 930-C, 41 P.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.DE AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C., 1984, CAPITULO IX--PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBERHAUS, CARLOS, DE ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES, RUY DERZE, GILBERT, AND ERWIN ASMUS, HAROLDO, EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.CIMRI1979 ESTIMATES ARE FROM KRAUSS AND OTHERS (1984); THIRD ESTIMATE IS FROM DE AZEVEDO BRANCO (1984).