Commodities
PrimaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsGarnierite, Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10279848
Alternate namesMorro Do Niquel
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.91413, -46.49898
References
LANGLER ERNST. "FERRONICKEL PRODUCTION AT MORRO DO NIQUEL,MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL." INTERNATIONAL LATERITESYMPOSIUM. 1979. PP. 397-411.PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. PRIVATE CONSULTANT IN BRAZIL. 1981.AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, ANDPETROLEUM ENGINEERS. INTERNATIONAL LATERITESYMPOSIUM. FERRONICKEL PRODUCTION AT MORRO DO NIQUELMINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL. E. LANGER. FEB. 19-21, 1979,P.397.NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASEAND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,THOMAS F. TORRIES.BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR / 1991. AVAILABILITYOF PRIMARY NICKEL IN MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES. AMINERALS AVAILABILITY APPRAISAL. DONALD I. BLEIWAS.NICKDATA, INC. 1987.