Juruti Mine Project
“Alcoa will mine bauxite and return the area to the same, if not better, condition than when we initially arrived.” See an overview of the project and answers to frequently asked questions.
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Address
Enseada do Lago Grande Juruti
Rodovia PA 257, km 0,5. S/N.
Juruti (PA) 68170-000
Brazil
phone: (+55 93) 3536-1830
Location Type
Bauxite, Alumina, and Chemicals
Products
Bauxite Mining
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Juruti (PA)
In 2000, after Reynolds Metals had spent some years prospecting for minerals in the region of Juruti in the west of Pará, Alcoa decided to buy the survey rights in the region from this company. Given its decision to invest in bauxite mining the company undertook the licensing process and started building the bauxite mining venture, which went into operation in September 2009.
With reserves of some 700 million metric tons, Juruti has one of the biggest deposits of high quality bauxite in the world. The initial production capacity was 2.6 million metric tons annually, but currently the Juruti Bauxite Mine is operating at a capacity of 3.6 million metric tons/year. In addition to the mining fronts, the development has other installations, such as the bauxite beneficiation area, located some 60 km [38 miles] from the town, the railroad, which was built by the company and is approximately 55 km [34 miles] long and operates with 40 wagons, each with capacity to transport 80 tons. The Juruti port terminal, 2 km from the town center, on the banks of the Amazon River, has capacity to handle ships up to 75,000 tons, similar to those that sail through the Panama Canal. |
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