Overview
| Status | Temporary Suspension |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
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| Processing |
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| Mine Life | 51 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
03 APR 2018 - Anglo American plc announces the suspension of its Minas-Rio iron ore operation, with effect Thursday 29 March. The current expectation is that it will take approximately 90 days for the full inspection to be completed during which time operations at Minas-Rio will remain suspended. |
| Company | Interest | Ownership |
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Anglo American plc.
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100 %
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Indirect
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Anglo American Iron Ore Brazil S / A
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100 %
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Direct
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Summary:
The Minas-Rio Project is inserted in the southeast border of the São Francisco Cràton and comprises world class iron deposits. The main iron ore is concentrated in a medium unit of the Serra do Sapo Formation which corresponds to a large banded iron formation. The outcrops occur along a narrow ridge of 12km length in NNW-SSE strike and moderately dipping (25o) to the East. All these sequences are controlled by thrust fault systems that are responsible for local duplications, inversions or suppression of the beds.
Summary:
STRUCTURES
• Primary crushing
• Secondary crushing
• HPGR
WET PROCESS STRUCTURE
• Primary grinding Flotation
• Regrinding
• Concentrate thickener
• Tailings dam
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Iron Ore
|
M wmt
| ......  | ...... | 9.2 |
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2015 |
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Stripping / waste ratio
| 0.4 |
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Plant annual capacity
| 55 M wmt of iron ore |
Reserves at December 31, 2017:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
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Proven & Probable
|
3,382 Mt
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Iron
|
37.3 %
|
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Measured & Indicated
|
2,525 Mt
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Iron
|
30.9 %
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Commodity Production Costs:
| | Commodity | Units | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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Total cash costs
|
Iron Ore
|
USD
|
...... 
|
......
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60 / wmt
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Financials:
| | Units | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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Capital expenditures
|
M USD
| ......  | ...... |
899
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Revenue
|
M USD
| ...... | |
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Heavy Mobile Equipment as of May 30, 2015:
| HME Type | Size | Quantity |
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Loader (FEL)
|
15 cu. m
|
4
|
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Shovel
|
22 cu. m
|
2
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Shovel
|
26 cu. m
|
1
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Truck (haul)
|
230 t
|
30
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