Cerro Mine
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Cerro Mine or Mina do Cerro is a coal mine near the city of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1]
Location
The satellite photo below shows the location of Mina do Cerro, near Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1]
Background
Cerro Mine is owned by Sociedade Mineradora do Cerro Ltda. a subsidary of Copelmi Mineração LTDA[1][2][3] Copelmi is Brazil’s largest private coal mining company, controlling more than 80% of the industrial coal market.[4]
Government reports show that coal production at the mine reached 423,662 tonnes per annum in 2005[3], 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.[5]
Project Details
- Owner: Sociedade Mineradora do Cerro Ltda.
- Parent company: Copelmi Mineração[1]
- Location: Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- GPS coordinates: -30.390024, -53.046300 (exact)[1]
- Mine status: Operating[1]
- Start year: 2004[3]
- Mineable reserves:
- Coal type:
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface[6]
- Production: 100,000 tonnes per annum[5]
- Additional proposed production:
- Equipment:
- Number of employees:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Dados Institucionais" (PDF). In the Mine. 2019.
- ↑ Copelmi mining organizational site, accessed Nov. 2019
