MINE OF THE MONTH

Minas-Rio pumps out a premium

The start-up of the huge Minas-Rio iron-ore operation is something to behold, Daniel Gleeson learns

Daniel Gleeson
Due to the soft nature of the ore, the operation only needs to blast a few times a week

Due to the soft nature of the ore, the operation only needs to blast a few times a week

The ramp-up is taking place. More than 3Mt of high-grade iron ore have been produced and tens of ships have docked, been filled and departed. The slurry is moving from the mine site to the Açu port in...

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