Pitinga mine

Summary

Pitinga mine is a quarry^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (quarry category, ranking #13 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pitinga mine is located in Presidente Figueiredo^[3].
• Pitinga mine is in the country of Brazil^[4].
• Pitinga mine is on the continent of South America^[5].
• Pitinga mine's instance of is recorded as quarry^[6].
• Pitinga mine is operated by Mineração Taboca^[7].
• Pitinga River is named after Pitinga mine^[8].
• 1982 marks the founding of Pitinga mine^[9].
• Pitinga mine was dissolved in 2012^[10].
• Pitinga mine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -0.7564897, 'lon': -60.1068878}^[11].
• Pitinga mine's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Guiana Highlands^[12].
• Pitinga mine's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Guiana Shield^[13].
• Pitinga mine's described at URL is recorded as https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/research/data/2025/global-mining-dataset^[14].
• Pitinga mine's product or material produced is recorded as tin^[15].
• Pitinga mine's product or material produced is recorded as tantalum^[16].
• Pitinga mine's product or material produced is recorded as thorium^[17].
• Pitinga mine's product or material produced is recorded as lanthanum^[18].
• Pitinga mine's product or material produced is recorded as uranium^[19].
• Pitinga mine's described by source is recorded as Q15221937^[20].
• Pitinga mine's described by source is recorded as Mineração Taboca^[21].
• Pitinga mine's fabrication method is recorded as surface mining^[22].
• Pitinga mine's fabrication method is recorded as open-pit mining^[23].

Body

Geography

Pitinga mine is in the country of Brazil^[4]. It is located in Presidente Figueiredo^[3]. It is on the continent of South America^[5].

Designation and Status

Pitinga mine's instance of is recorded as quarry^[6].

History and Context

1982 marks the founding of Pitinga mine^[9]. Pitinga River is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Pitinga mine draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (quarry category, ranking #13 of 44).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]