The Jiboia Ti-Zr heavy mineral sands deposit: A new discovery in the coastal plain of the São Francisco River delta, northeast Brazil
- Organization:
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
- Pages:
- 4
- File Size:
- 263 KB
- Publication Date:
- Apr 1, 2024
Abstract
The Jiboia heavy mineral sands deposit is a new discovery
associated with the São Francisco River delta on the
northern coast of Sergipe state. The identified resources are
part of the much larger mineralized trend. Mineralization
is hosted in paleodunes deposited on Holocene marine terraces
(Fig. 1). The dunes are up to 30 m above sea level, and
mineralization occur from 6 m above sea level upward. The
main ore minerals constitute pseudorutile, ilmenite, zircon,
rutile and monazite. This work presents a thorough characterization
of the mineralogy and granulometric distribution
of the Jiboia orebody.
Citation
APA: (2024) The Jiboia Ti-Zr heavy mineral sands deposit: A new discovery in the coastal plain of the São Francisco River delta, northeast Brazil
MLA: The Jiboia Ti-Zr heavy mineral sands deposit: A new discovery in the coastal plain of the São Francisco River delta, northeast Brazil. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2024.