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Iron Ore Mine
SAFM Ponto Verde Mine
6th-largest iron ore mine in Brazil of 34 · top 5% worldwide (#17 of 372)
- Owner
- South American Ferro Metals
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 8 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~29 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 2011
Comparable iron ore mines · Brazil · 34 ranked
All iron ore mines in Brazil →Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Gerdau Várzea do Lopes Mine3.4 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Herculano Itabirito Mine5.9 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Vale Fabrica (Itabirito Mining Complex) Mine13 km · Iron Ore Mine
- 500 kV line13 km · Transmission Line
- Subestação Nova Lima 613 km · Substation / Converter
- Subestação Ouro Preto 216 km · Substation / Converter
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)