Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Aluminum, Potassium
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsPyrolusite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1985
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID10279935
Alternate namesAzul/Buritirama/Sereno
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-5.8814, -52.01587
References
NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD. NATIONAL ACADEMY OFSCIENCES-NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. MANGANESE RESERVESAND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS.NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS, WASHINGTON D.C. 1981, P.107-108ICOMI CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROUND TABLE ON SUPPLY AND DEMANDOF TERRESTIAL MANGANESE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL,BRUSSELS, DEC 4-5, 1979, P. 18-19.MCMICHEAL, BRUCE. EMD-POWER IN THE MARKET. INDUSTRIALMINERALS. NO. 260, MAY 1989, PP. 43-44.CVRD. CARAJAS MANGANESE ORE. COMPANY BROCHURE, 1986.COMILOG. MOANDA MINE. COMPANY BROCHURE. 1986.COPY ON FILE AT U.S. BUREAU OF MINES- MINERALSAVAILABILITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO 80225.COMILOG. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. 1991