Calombo Mine

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Calombo Mine or Mina do Calombo is a coal mine in Arroio dos Ratos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is owned by Copelmi Mineração. According to an Argimax.com ranking, Calombo was the fourth-largest mine ranked by the amount of coal produced in Brazil in 2017.[1]

Location

The map below shows the location of Calombo Mine. Located within 3 km of Dos Estados, Arroio dos Ratos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[2][3]

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Background

Calombo Mine is owned by Copelmi Mineração LTDA[4][1]. Copelmi is Brazil’s largest private coal mining company. It currently holds more than 80% of the coal consumption industrial market.[5]

Project Details

  • Owner: Copelmi Mineração[4][1]
  • Parent company:
  • Location: Arroio dos Ratos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil[1][4][6]
  • GPS coordinates: -30.093738, -51.704552
  • Mine status: operating
  • Start year: Jan. 22, 2011[7]
  • Mineable reserves:
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  • Mine type: Surface (Open pit)[8]
  • Production:
  • Additional proposed production:
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Argimax.com RANKING POR SUBSTÂNCIA - PRODUÇÃO ANUAL EM TONELADAS (ROM) Argimax, 2017
  2. Museu Estadual do CarvãoMirante da Mina do Calombo, localizada em Arroio dos Ratos. É uma mina à céu aberto, para extração do carvão mineral. Facebook post, Oct. 13, 2014
  3. Waze Copelmi - Mina do Calombo Waze Maps, accessed Nov 13, 2019
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Copelmi units organizational site, accessed Nov 12, 2019
  5. Copelmi Market Share Organizational site, accessed Nov 11, 2019
  6. fagundes MINA DO CALOMBO RECEBE TREINAMENTO DE RECICLAGEM DOS PROCEDIMENTOS OPERACIONAIS press release, August 20, 2017
  7. cnpj Lump Mine Copelmi Mineracao LTDA 33,059,528 / 0016-71 buisness profile, accessed Nov 12, 2019
  8. escavador Diário Oficial do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 30/06/2014 | DOERS Escavador, June 30, 2019

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