Ceara
Prospect

Itataia

Ceara, Brazil
UraniumPhosphorus-PhosphatesMagnesiteIronAluminumCalcium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryMagnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsCollophane
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10182867
Alternate namesItatira, Itataia Complex, Anomaly 62
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-4.49955, -39.29893
References
ANGEIRAS, A G, ET AL, PHOSPHATIC URANIFEROUS MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH SODIC EPISYENITES IN PRECAMBRIAN CEARA, UNDATED REPORT BY NUCLEBRAS (TRANSLATED BY M. MC NEIL, 1979)BRAZIL - THE RECOVERY OF URANIUM FROM PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, ENG MIN JOUR, NOV 1970.BRAZIL'S ESTIMATED URANIUM RESERVES...ENG MIN JOUR, DEC 1980ESTUDOS DE CONCENTRACAO FISICA DE UMA ROCHA FOSFATICA/FELDSPATICA CONTENDO URANO, MIN E MET, ANO XLIV #424, DECEMBER 1980I ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE ROCHA FOSFATICA, BRASILIA 19 E 20, ABRIL 1979, IBRAFOS, 1980NUCLEBRAS..., AND PETROFERTIL..., FEASIBILITY STUDY AT ITATAIA, PHOS & POT, 105, 1980A RISE IN URANIUM RESERVES TO 193,800 MT..., ENG MIN JOUR, JULY 1979SILVA, A, ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL, PAULO ABIB ENGINEERING, SAO PAULO, 1979WILLIAMS, H E, O CLIMA DO BRAZIL: BRAZIL, SERV GEOL MIN, NOTAS PRELIMARES E ESTUDOS, NUM 8. RIO DE JANEIRO, 1937INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DECEMBER, 1985, P.93.GREEN MARKETS, MARCH 26, 1984, P.5.GREEN MARKETS, MAY 28, 1984, P.5.MINING JOURNAL, MAY 22, 1987, P.390.PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 150, JULY/AUGUST 1987, P.15.PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 152, NOV./DEC. 1987, P.12.PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 154, MAR/APRIL 1988, P.10."BRAZIL'S ITATAIA TO MINE PHOSPHATE WITH U3O8 CONTENT", E & MJ, AUGUST 1987, P. 13.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOVEMBER, 1989, PP.58-61.