Paraiba
Prospect

Olinda-Paulista/Igarassu

Paraiba, Brazil
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumAluminumCalciumIron
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
TertiaryAluminum, Calcium, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsCollophane, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10158258
Alternate namesIgarassu, Olinda-Paulista, Project Fosforita, Paulista-Igarassu
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-7.74797, -34.99884
References
ABIB, PAULO, S A, RESOURCES AND POTENTIAL USE OF DOMESTICPHOSPHATE ROCK IN BRAZIL, 1979AGRICULTURA - A FORCA VERDE, A GRANJA, 1980BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,4TH EDITION, 1980I ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE ROCHA FOSFATICA: BRAZIL, IBRAFOS,INST BRAS DO FOSFATO, BRASILIA 19 & 29 APRIL, 1979A INDUSTRIA BRASILEIRA DE FERTILIZANTES; BRAZIL, MIN INDCOM, CONS DESENV IND, BRASILIA, 1980HARRINGTON,J.F, WARD,D.E., AND MCKELVEY,V.E.,1966, SOURCESOF FERTILIZER MINERALS IN SOUTH AMERICA A PRELIMINARYSTUDYMC NEIL, M, BRAZIL'S URANIUM THORUM DEPOSITS, MILLERFREEMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, 1979SAAD, SAMIR, ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS DE APPROVEITAMENTO DE URANOASSOCIADO AOS FOSFATOS DO NORDESTE: BRAZIL, COM NAC DEENERGIA NUCLEAR, BOLETIM NO 7, RIO DE JANEIRO, 1974SILVA, ANTENOR, ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK PRODUCTION INBRAZIL: OUTLOOK FOR AMMONIA, PHOSPHATE ROCK AND SULFUL INLATIN AMERICA, 1979WHITE, M G & PIERSON, C T, A SUMMARY OF RADIOACTIVEMINERALS INVESTIGATIONS IN BRAZIL 1952-1960: PROJECT REPTBRAZ INV (IRBR-26), USGS, APRIL 1970.WILLIAMS, HORACE E, O CLIMA DO BRAZIL: BRAZIL, SERV GEOL EMIN, NOTAS PRELIMINARIES E ESTUDOS, NUMERO 8, RIO DEJANEIRO, 1937GREEN MARKETS, JANUARY 17, 1983, P.8.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1983, P.92.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1985, P.72.ANDERY, PAULO ABIB. BRAZIL'S BUSY PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY-NEWDISCOVERIES, NEW MINES PLANNED. WORLD MINING, FEBRUARY1977, P 47