Rio Grande Do Norte
Producer

Brejui

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsEpidote, Garnet, Hornblende, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Vesuvianite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1943
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10206873
Alternate namesMina Brejui, Mina Barro Vermelho, Currais Novo
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-6.16476, -36.49888
References
BARBOSA, F.L.M., 1973A, THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF TUNGSTEN IEAST BRAZIL, IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS OF MINERALS ANDCOLO. SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V.68, NO.4, P.115-162.EBERT, HEINZ, 1970, THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE BORBOREMA(STATES OF PHRAIBA AND RIO GRANDE DE NORTE, N.E. BRAZIL)THE ORIGIN OF ITS MINERAL PROVINCES: GEOL. RUNDSCH., V.5NO. 3, PP. 1292-1326.JOHNSTON, W.D. AND DE VASCONCELLOS, F.M., 1995, SCHEELITE INBRAZIL: ECON. GEOL., V.40, NO. 2, PP. 34-50.VASCONCELLOS, F.M., DE, 1964, INSPECCAO A MINA DE SCHEELITAENG. MIN. MET., V. XL, NO. 280, PP. 229-232.LEFOND, S.J., 1973, BRAZILIAN MINING: RELAXED GOVT ATTITUDETHE WAY FOR EXPLOITING CRITICAL RESERVES: MIN. ENG., V.2PP. 31-45.BARBOSA, F.L.M., 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DO TUNGSTENIO: DNPMNO. 24, RIO DE JANEIRO, 69 P.LOBO, G., TUNGSTEN BRAZIL. A REPORT TO DAVY MCKEE. SAOPAULO, BRAZIL. NOV. 1981.SALUSTINO, GRUPO T.; RELATORIO 76/77.YIN, STEPHEN, W.H. AND WANG, CHUN, T., "TUNGSTEN: SOURCES,METALLURGY, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS". PLENUMPRESS NEW YORK.