Asset Report
Vazante (CMM) zinc mine
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Report summary
Vazante is 100% owned by Nexa Resources S.A. (Before Companhia Mineira de Metais). Vazante unit operates the Vazante (Willimite) underground mine, the Extremo Norte underground mine that started in July 2015 and a 1.7Mt/a ore plant (2024 capacity). Until 2008 Vazante operated a Calamite open pit mine. The zinc concentrate produced is treated in the Tres Marias smelter owned also by Nexa. The Vazante mine operates a huge pumping system with a capacity of 15,650 m3/hr of water and is expected to be expanded to over 19,000m3/hr.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
- Emissions
- Capex
- Operating
- Mining
- Processing
- Royalties
- Taxes
- Permitting
- Community relations
- Environmental reclamation
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Vazante Emission Intensity Quartile ranking – total global production - tonnes Zn equivalentDetailed map
What's included
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