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Iron Ore Mine
Gerdau Várzea do Lopes Mine
24th-largest iron ore mine in Brazil of 34 · top 43% worldwide (#157 of 372)
- Operator
- Gerdau SA
- Owner
- Gerdau SA
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 13 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~2.99 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 2006
Comparable iron ore mines · Brazil · 34 ranked
All iron ore mines in Brazil →Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- SAFM Ponto Verde Mine3.4 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Herculano Itabirito Mine4.4 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Subestação Nova Lima 613 km · Substation / Converter
- Vale Vargem Grande Complex Mine14 km · Iron Ore Mine
- 500 kV line16 km · Transmission Line
- Subestação Ouro Preto 219 km · Substation / Converter
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)