Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
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| Production Start | ...  |
| Mine Life | 2033 |
The Mosaic Catalao mine is an open pit mining complex. Mosaic Fertilizantes, the Brazil-based business unit of The Mosaic Company, operates the mine. |
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100% owned by Mosaic Fertilizantes P&K S.A., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Mosaic.
Contractors
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Deposit Type
- Carbonatite hosted
- Laterite
Summary:
The Catalão I Complex belongs to the Alto Paranaíba alkaline-carbonatitic province.
Accumulations of apatite are mainly associated with lateritic processes. A weathering mantle more than 100 m thick was developed over the intrusive body, and contains abundant residual apatite, pyrochlore, monazite, Ti-bearing minerals (perovskite, ilmenite, and anatase), and vermiculite. The intrusion consists of dunite, pyroxenite, phoscorite, phlogopitite, carbonatite and volcaniclastic rocks.
Summary:
Complexo Mineração de Catalão is an open pit mining complex which is located near Catalão, Minas Gerais (and Goias) in Brazil.
Phosphate ore is extracted via conventional truck and shovel method with preliminary drilling and blasting operations. Mined ore is transported to the beneficiation plant onsite at CMC.
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Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2016 |
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Phosphate rock
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kt
| ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 800 | 872 |
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
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Annual production capacity
| ...... | ...... | 1 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate | 1 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate | 1 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate |
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:
Cut-off grade of P2O5 ap > 5.2% and 0.8 < RCP < 1.6 and MgO < 12% was applied to mineral reserves.
Cut-off grade of P2O5 ap > 5.2% and 0.8 < RCP < 1.6 and MgO < 12% was applied to mineral resources.
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
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Proven
|
61.8 Mt
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P2O5
|
10.8 %
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Probable
|
16.3 Mt
|
P2O5
|
10.6 %
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Proven & Probable
|
78.1 Mt
|
P2O5
|
10.8 %
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Measured
|
53.3 Mt
|
P2O5
|
10.4 %
|
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Indicated
|
97.6 Mt
|
P2O5
|
10.5 %
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Measured & Indicated
|
150.9 Mt
|
P2O5
|
10.5 %
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Inferred
|
60.1 Mt
|
P2O5
|
9.4 %
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