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Coal / Uranium Mines in Brazil
Brazil has 8 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 29th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating. The largest is Guaíba Coal Mine.
The largest owner-operators are CCPG Participacoes e Gestao Ltda (5), Copelmi Mineração Ltda (5) and natural person(s) (5) — CCPG Participacoes e Gestao Ltda alone is named on 63% of them. Half of Brazil's coal / uranium mines in service predate 2018 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Fontanella Coal Mine, dating from 1985.
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Brazil
Who owns Brazil's coal / uranium mines
- CCPG Participacoes e Gestao Ltda5 63%
- Copelmi Mineração Ltda5 63%
- natural person(s)5 63%
- Carbonifera Metropolitana2 25%
- Companhia Riograndense de Mineracao1 13%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1980s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2018 · oldest Fontanella Coal Mine (1985) · newest Esperança Coal Mine (2024) · 5 of 8 carry a start date
How Brazil compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 26. Nigeria9
- 27. Romania9
- 28. Tajikistan9
- 29. Brazil8
- 30. Philippines8
- 31. Botswana7
- 32. Kyrgyzstan7
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Brazil?
- OverWatts maps 8 coal / uranium mines in Brazil — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 29th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Brazil?
- Guaíba Coal Mine, operated by natural person(s), CCPG Participacoes e Gestao Ltda.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Brazil?
- CCPG Participacoes e Gestao Ltda is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 8 (63%). Next are Copelmi Mineração Ltda (5), natural person(s) (5) and Carbonifera Metropolitana (2).
- How old are Brazil's coal / uranium mines?
- The median commissioning year is 2018, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Fontanella Coal Mine (1985); 3 came online in the past ten years.