Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryKyanite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeWEATHERING RESIDUAL, GONDITE, METAMORPHIC
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlDEPTH OF ORE IS DETERMINED BY DEPTH OF WEATHERING GENERALLY FROM 3-4 M, BUT CAN BE 30 METERS
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID60001617
MRDS IDW002356
Alternate namesPedra Preta, Barreiro Dos Campos, Barnabe, Taua
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-14.68097, -42.49895
References
MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, MAY 1966, HEDLUND, D.C.BASILIO, J.A.F., AND BRONDI, M.A., 1986, DISTRITO MANGANESIFERO DA REGIAO DE LICINIO DE ALMEIDA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. 11, P. 174-186.