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Iron Ore Mine
Herculano Itabirito Mine
16th-largest iron ore mine in Brazil of 34 · top 31% worldwide (#112 of 372)
- Operator
- Herculano Mineração Ltda
- Owner
- Herculano Mineração Ltda
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 5.3 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~5 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 1992
Comparable iron ore mines · Brazil · 34 ranked
- #1Vale Serra Norte Complex Mine
- #14Vallourec Pau Branco Mine
- #15ArcelorMittal Serra Azul Mine
- #16Herculano Itabirito Mine
- #17Minerita Lagoa das Flores Mine
- #18JMN Morro dos Coelhos Mine
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Gerdau Várzea do Lopes Mine4.4 km · Iron Ore Mine
- SAFM Ponto Verde Mine5.9 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Subestação Nova Lima 69.3 km · Substation / Converter
- Vale Vargem Grande Complex Mine9.6 km · Iron Ore Mine
- 500 kV line16 km · Transmission Line
- Subestação Ouro Preto 218 km · Substation / Converter
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)