Bahia
Plant

Jaguarari Caraiba

Bahia, Brazil
CopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1979
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10280953
Alternate namesCaraiba, Jaguar Ari, Caraibas
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-9.93117, -39.93223
References
CASTIEL, N., 1962, RELATORIO SOBRE A JAZIDA DE COBRE DA CARABAHIA [ REPORT ON THE CARAIBA ORE COPPER DEPOSIT]: D.N.P.M.,FOM. PROD. MIN., BOLETIM NO. 117, 137 P.BRAZIL'S NEW CARAIBA COPPER REFINERY WILL USE FLASH SMELTINGBOKEN SIPHON CONVERTERS E/MJ MAY 1976 P 47E/MJ.MAY,1976.P.47.LEWIS,R.W.,JR.1966.A GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CARAIBDEPOSIT,BAHIA,BRAZIL.U.S.G.S. PROF.PAPER 550-C.PP.C190-C19MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 1978, P. 66.E/MJ ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1978, P. 70.E/MJ, JAN. 1980, P.52.E/MJ, AUG. 1977, P.167.MINING MAGAZINE, BRAZIL'S CARAIBA COPPER PROJECT, DEC. 1976,PP. 527 - 535.E/MJ, JULY 1978, PP. 23-27.SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW (EST. DATE 1977).GOLDER ASSOC. DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT, MARCH 1980.INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK NEWS RELEASE, JULY 14, 1977.CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS (2).DMA SERIES 1301 MAP, SHEET SC-24, SCALE 1:1,000,000.MINING MAGAZINE, 6/81, P 483, 484MINING JOURNAL, 9/9/88, P 203.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 5/31/88, VOL. 7, NO.10, P 6E/MJ, 5/86, P 16LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 1988, VOL.8, NO.18, P 17.MINING JOURNAL, 4/11/94, P. 235.AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 3/31/94, P. 4.METAL WEEKLY, 7/23/90, P. 7.METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, 5/88, P. 29.METAL BULLETIN, 10/25/93.METALS WEEK, 8/1/94, P.8.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 8/15/94, P.6.ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1987, P 179.ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1988, P 179.