Mine detail: Carajas-Serra Norte

Previously called 'Carajas'

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Location

Lat / long: -5.9314, -50.16583

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Other material: Augite, Feldspar, Hematite, Hypersthene, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Sericite
Discovery year: 1967

Production

Operation type: Surface
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1985

Geology

References

MAS3510250001
DEP10304192
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