Para
Prospect

Oriximina Bauxite Deposit

Para, Brazil
AluminumSilica
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
TertiarySilica
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAnatase, Barite, Garnet, Gibbsite, Kaolinite, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10206735
Alternate namesJari, Faro, Serra Do Mathias, Alcoa Deposit, Ludwig Deposit, Trombetas
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-1.74832, -55.83255
References
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