Paragominas mine

Paragominas mine
Location
Location Paragominas
Pará
Country Brazil
Production
Products Bauxite
Production 9,900,000 tonnes of bauxite
History
Opened 2007
Owner
Company Vale

The Paragominas mine is a large mine located in the northern part of Brazil in Pará. Paragominas represents one of the largest bauxite reserve in Brazil and one of the largest in South America, having estimated reserves of 1 billion tonnes.[1]

References

  1. "Paragominas Bauxite Mine, Brazil". mining-technology.com. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

Coordinates: 3°15′49″S 47°44′08″W / 3.2635°S 47.7355°W / -3.2635; -47.7355

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