Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Open Pit |
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Mining Method |
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Production Start | ... |
Mine Life | 2054 |
In addition to its open pit Andrade mine, ArcelorMittal manages a crushing and screening facility. The fine material generated at the mine undergoes transportation to the Monlevade plant via a dedicated private railway line.
In 2022, the resource model of Andrade has been updated, resulting in a new pit optimization and mine schedule, with updated Life of Mine schedule for the Itabirite and Hematite ores. The new life of mine extends to 2054, with increased annual ROM capacity up to 4.5 million tonnes after 2027. |
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The Andrade mine is 100% owned and operated by the Long products division of ArcelorMittal Brazil
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Summary:
The Andrade deposit is located in the north-eastern portion of the Iron Quadrangle. The base stratigraphic section consists of quartzites and sericite-quartzites of the Moeda formation, followed by schists of the Batatal formation, both forming the Caraça group. The iron rich mineral bodies are part of the overlying Cauê formation, which represents the base of the Itabira Group. The Caraça and Itabira groups compose the base of the Paleoproterozoic Minas Supergroup. The Cauê formation rocks are covered by dolomites and marbles, and sometimes weathered phylites and schists, belonging to the Gandarela formation.
The deposit is located in the Iron Ore Quadrangle and it is classified by Banded Iron Formation.
The Andrade mine is on the northeast flank of the Pico do Andrade 8 kilometers northwest of Monlevade. This mine is linked to the Usina Monlevade by a 10-kilometer meter-gage electrified railroad. The Andrade deposit is on the Fazenda de Andrade, which along with several smaller fazendas was acquired by CSBM in 1921.
The ore occurs in the troughs of the syncline and for more than 1,000 meters along the east flank. The ore body as it crops out or is exposed in the opencut mining operations is arcuate, concave to the northeast.
The distribution of the various types of ore and itabirite is highly irregular, and it was not feasible to map them separately. Not uncommonly, alternations of equigranular and schistose material occur in ban ........
Summary:
The Andrade Mine is a production stage open pit iron ore mine.
In 2022, the resource model of Andrade has been updated, resulting in a new pit optimization and mine schedule, with updated Life of Mine schedule for the Itabirite and Hematite ores. The new life of mine extends to 2054, with increased annual ROM capacity up to 4.5 million tonnes after 2027.
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Reserves at December 31, 2023:
Iron ore reserve estimates are including Andrade and Serra Azul mines.
Mineral reserves for Andrade are reported at a cut-off grade of 20% Fe and 81.3% mass recovery at average.
Mineral resources for Andrade are reported at a cutoff grade of 20% Fe and variable a mass recovery of 70.6% at average.
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
Proven
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176 Mt
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Iron
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46.6 %
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Probable
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251 Mt
|
Iron
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37.3 %
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Proven & Probable
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427 Mt
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Iron
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41.1 %
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Measured
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89 Mt
|
Iron
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51 %
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Indicated
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187 Mt
|
Iron
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48 %
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Measured & Indicated
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276 Mt
|
Iron
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49 %
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Inferred
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105 Mt
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Iron
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40.4 %
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