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Casa de Pedra Mine

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 Location:
0.5 km W from Congonhas, Brazil

  Address:
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400 Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
Brazil
04538-132
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life2040


Owners

Source:
CompanyInterestOwnership
Compania Siderurgica Nacional S.A. 79.141 % Indirect
Created in 2015 from the merger of the mining assets of CSN and Namisa, CSN Mineração S.A. is divided between CSN (79.141%) and a consortium of major Asian steelmakers (9.081%).
CSN Mineração SA started to centralize CSN’s mining operations, including the establishments of the Casa de Pedra mine, the TECAR port and an 18.63% stake in MRS. CSN’s interest in this subsidiary is 79.141% as on 03/09/2021

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Deposit Type

  • Banded iron formation


Summary:

Casa de Pedra mine is a hematite-rich iron deposit of an early proterozoic banded iron formation in Brazil’s Iron Ore Quadrangle (Quadrilátero Ferrífero), which is located in the central part of the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeastern region of Brazil.

The formations of economic interest in the mine area are hosted within the Minas Supergroup, Itabira Group, and Cauê Formation. The CdP is characterized by several occurrences of iron oxide, where the main hematitic bodies occur as lenses in the NW-SE direction. These lenses are present along a 50 km sinformal structure, having a normal flank in a North-South direction to the west and an inverted flank to the east of NW-SE, in the North portion, and which surrounds the Bação Metamorphic Complex in the South domain. The CdP mine is located on the western hinge of the Sinclinal Moeda.

The CdP mine area has undergone three deformational events which control deposit attributes between the Main and Western deposits within the CdP complex. These two deposits exhibit distinct differences in mineralogy and texture as a result of the individual structural domains. The Main body is composed of granular hematite and magnetite (itabirite) with porosity averaging 20% compared to the West body which is richer in specularite (specular hematite) and goethite with lower porosities averaging 17%.

Within the CdP mine, lithologies are defined from oldest to youngest as:

1. Chlorite Schists (Nova Li ........


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Casa de Pedra is an open pit mine located in the city of Congonhas, in the state of Minas Gerais, approximately 80 km south of the city of Belo Horizonte and 360 km north of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The Casa de Pedra mine is based on a mining concept that uses conventional drill, blast, load and haul techniques for all mining areas and rock types. 100% of rock will be blasted and loaded with excavators and loaders into off-road trucks, and hauled to final destinations, i.e., primary crusher, stockpiles or waste dumps. Specifically, primary mining will be undertaken by large hydraulic excavators (26-m3 bucket capacity) coupled with 240st off-road trucks. Front-end loaders of 25-m3 bucket capacity will also operate at the pit and stockpiles.

The materials will be mined in 13-m high benches which are considered an appropriate balance between productivity and selectivity.

The geometrical assumptions are listed below:

- Slope and bench geometric parameters: derived from the geotechnical recommendations.
- Roads and ramps width: 35 m.
- Maximum ramp gradient: 10%.

Grade control will be performed via drilling, sampling and assaying potential ore material within the pit boundaries.

The mine will operate 365 days, 24 hours in 3 shifts. The base case for the Project is an owner’s operation.


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Iron Ore kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required23,40026,05029,46026,240
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics20212020201920182017
Annual mining capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required120 Mt103 Mt103 Mt
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Annual production capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required33 Mt of iron ore concentrate33 Mt of iron ore concentrate33 Mt of iron ore concentrate
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Reserves at December 31, 2021:
The cutoff grade value for Casa de Pedra mine considered in the most recent audit is 23.37%.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 152.9 Mt Iron 42.49 %
Probable 1,926 Mt Iron 41.07 %
Proven & Probable 2,078 Mt Iron 41.17 %

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits20192018201720162015
Cash costs Iron Ore USD  ......  Subscription required 14.6 / t   15.8 / t   12.9 / t   15.6 / t  



Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2021:
HME TypeSize
Excavator 26 cu. m
Loader (FEL) 25 cu. m

Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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