The emerald deposit is located near the Bonfim
gold-tungsten mine(figure 2), at coordinates 05°50.45¢S,
036°07.10¢W and an elevation of ~420 m. From Natal,
the workings can be reached by driving about 95 km
west to Caiçara do Rio do Vento, then another 6 km
west on a paved road. A dirt track then proceeds about
18 km south to the mining area.