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Pedra de Ferro Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotEurasian Resources Group's(ERG) integrated BAMIN operation in the state of Bahia consists of the Pedra de Ferro iron ore mine, the FIOL railway and the Porto Sul port development. It represents one of the largest infrastructure development projects in Brazil, with a planned production of 26 million tonnes.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Eurasian Resources Group S.à r.l. Indirect
The operation is 100% owned by Bahia Mineração(BAMIN), a wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary of ERG(Eurasian Resources Group).

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Deposit type

  • Banded iron formation

Summary:

Reserves

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

Summary:

Commercial operations commenced in Jan 2021 and by the year-end BAMIN has produced more than 1 mtpa of iron ore.

High-quality products: direct shipping ore (DSO) and direct reduction pellet feed (DRPF).

The mine will use a dry-stack tailings storage facility.

Design capacity of 26 mtpa, expandable to >40 mtpa.

BAMIN, producing iron ore in Bahia on a scale of 1 million tons per year (the output achieved in 2021), is now focusing its efforts on the construction of the FIOL railway line, needed for transporting ore from the Pedra de Ferro mine at Caetité to the Porto Sul shipping terminal. When it is concluded, the railway will be able to carry 60 million tons a year, though BAMIN itself will occupy only one-third of that capacity, since output at Pedra de Ferro is expected to stabilise at 18 million tons a year. BAMIN’s iron ore will be shipped through Porto Sul (South Port) now under construction at Ilhéus in partnership with the Bahia state g ........

Recoveries & Grades:

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Production

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All production numbers are expressed as fines.

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

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