Butiá Leste Mine

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Butiá Leste Mine, also known as Mina do Butiá Leste or Mina B3, is a coal mine in Butiá, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is owned by Copelmi Mineração.

Location

The map below shows the location of Butiá Leste Mine, approximately 3 km northeast of the municipality of Butiá, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Copelmi describes the location as near the 173 km marker on highway BR 290. Butiá Leste is a part of the Leão Coal Field.

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Background

Butiá Leste Mine is owned by Copelmi Mineração LTDA. Copelmi is Brazil’s largest private coal mining company, controlling more than 80% of the country's industrial coal market.

According to a 2017 Argimax.com ranking, Butiá Leste was Brazil's second-largest coal mine, producing 1,303,182 tonnes annually. A 2019 industry report listed Butiá Leste as Copelmi's most productive coal mine, with annual production of 1,022,000 tonnes.

Project Details

• Owner: Copelmi Mineração
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• Location: Butiá, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
• GPS coordinates: -30.001833,-51.428778
• Mine status: operating
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• Production: 1.022 million tons per annum (2019)
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