Cerro Coal Mine
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Cerro Coal Mine (Mina do Cerro) is an operating coal mine in Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Cerro Coal Mine | Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | -30.390024, -53.0463 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 2004[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5[1] | 0.21[2] | 2023[2] | Surface[1] | Strip[1] | – | 50.0* | 259.0* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | Domestic Market[3] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Copelmi Mineração Ltda | natural person(s); CCPG Participacoes e Gestao Ltda | Brazil |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[2] | – | – | 0.1[4] | – | – | 0.21[2] | – | – | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
Cerro Mine or Mina do Cerro is a coal mine near the city of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[5] Cerro Mine is owned by Sociedade Mineradora do Cerro Ltda, a subsidary of Copelmi Mineração LTDA.[5][6][7] Copelmi is Brazil’s largest private coal mining company, controlling more than 80% of the industrial coal market.[8]
The mine operates as a surface strip mine and commenced operations in November 2004.[9] The mine produced thermal coal (carvão energético) supplied to the Braskem petrochemical complex at the Polo Petroquímico de Triunfo and to thermoelectric power plants.[10]
Government reports show that coal production at the mine reached 423,662 tonnes per annum in 2005[7], but it has since declined. A 2019 industry report listed the Cerro mine as Copelmi's third most productive coal mine, with annual production of 100,000 tonnes.[11]
In June 2022, Brasil Mineral reported that the Cerro Mine had produced 225,200 tons of coal in the previous year (2021), and had a reported nameplate capacity of 500,000 tons.[12] Brasil Mineral's 2024 industry profile recorded output at the Cerro mine at an estimated 208,000 tonnes of coal in 2023.[13]
As of late 2024, Copelmi was pursuing a licensing process with the Rio Grande do Sul state environmental agency FEPAM for an expansion of mining operations at the site.[14]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://www.brasilmineral.com.br/revista/422/Revista%20Brasil%20Mineral%20-%20422%20-%20AS%20MAIORES%20EMPRESAS%20DO%20SETOR%20MINERAL.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.brasilmineral.com.br/maiores/copelmi.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://arayara.org/impactos-ambientais-e-sociais-licenciamento-de-mina-de-carvao-que-abastece-a-braskem-no-polo-petroquimico-de-triunfo-e-questionado/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302064200/https://www.sgb.gov.br/imprensa/pdf/inthemine80pdf.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Copelmi units organizational site, accessed Nov 12, 2019
- ↑ Jefferson Klein Copelmi investirá R$ 300 milhões em mina de carvão jornal do comercio August 14, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia Emissões Fugitivas na Mineração e Beneficiamento do Carvão Mineral REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL, 2010, accessed Nov. 2019
- ↑ Copelmi Market Share Organizational site, accessed Nov 11, 2019
- ↑ "Copelmi. As Maiores Empresas do Setor Mineral 2024". https://www.brasilmineral.com.br/. August 18, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Licenciamento de mina de carvão que abastece a Braskem no Polo Petroquímico de Triunfo é questionado". https://arayara.org/. November 2, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Copelmi: Dados Institucionais (p 19)" (PDF). In the Mine. 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Edição Especial As Maiores Empresas do Setor Mineral Brasil Mineral, July 2022
- ↑ "Copelmi. As Maiores Empresas do Setor Mineral 2024". https://www.brasilmineral.com.br/. August 18, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Pesquisadores produzem manifesto e parecer sobre inconsistências nos estudos de impacto na ampliação da Mina do Cerro". https://www.agapan.org.br/. November 22, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
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