Asset Report
Minas Centrais (Southeastern System) iron ore mine
Report summary
Minas Centrais is a mining complex owned and operated by Vale with its western boundary located approximately 10 kilometres east of the city of Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The complex is comprised of one operating mine, Brucutu, two depleted ones, Gongo Soco and Água Limpa, and the Apolo project. Minas Centrais produces a mixture of fines and concentrate products for the seaborne export market and Vale's pellet plants in Tubarão. In February 2019, a court in Minas Gerais ordered Vale to suspend activities at Brucutu's Laranjeiras dam as a result of a high risk of failure presented by the structure. While Vale has regained the licence to restart 40% of Brucutu's capacity through the dry-processing route, Laranjeiras restart still remains uncertain. On the flip side, Torto brand-new dam is expected to start-up in 3Q23.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
- Emissions
Tables and charts
This report includes 13 images and tables including:
- Minas Centrais (Southeastern System) Emission Intensity Quartile ranking – Total global production - Tonnes of ore
- Detail Map
- Participation
- Marketable reserves (at 01/01/2023)
- Production
- Production
- Operations
- Infrastructure
- Cash costs (US$/tonne)
- Cash cost
- Capital costs (US$ million)
- Product quality
- Economic assumptions
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