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The Carajás Mine is the largest iron ore mine in the world. It is located in the municipality of Parauapebas, state of Pará in the Carajás Mountains of northern Brazil.The mine is operated as an open-pit mine, and is estimated to contain roughly 7.2 billion metric tonnes of iron ore, plus gold, manganese, bauxite, copper, and nickel.
S11D, or Serra Sul, [1] is an iron ore mining project undertaken by Vale in Serra dos Carajás, Brazil. It is the largest iron ore mine project in the world, at 90 million tonnes per year. It is the largest iron ore mine project in the world, at 90 million tonnes per year.
The Carajás National Forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional de Carajás) is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil.It covers the Serra dos Carajás (Carajás Mountains), an area with large deposits of iron ore, and attempts to combine the roles of supporting mineral extraction with preserving the environment and maintaining biodiversity.
Vale's Mariana Hub was the 9th largest iron ore mining center in the world in 2014, with an output of 39 million metric tonnes. [11] Vale's Serra Sul / S11D is the largest mining reserve in the world. The company's iron ore mines are primarily in Brazil. [5] Nickel: Vale is the world's largest nickel producer. [10]
The mountains are contained in the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949 hectares (1,017,950 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore. [1]
3 Iron ore. 4 Manganese. 5 Tungsten. 6 See also. Toggle the table of contents. List of mines in Brazil. ... This is a list of mines in Brazil organized by mineral ...
In the fourth quarter of 2024, we proactively shifted our portfolio mix, reducing direct sales of high silica material while increasing the share of high-quality products from Carajas.
Pages in category "Iron mines in Brazil" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alegria mine; C.