Guaíba Mine
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Guaíba Mine or Mina Guaíba is a proposed coal, sand and gravel mining project near the municipalities Charqueadas and Eldorado del Sul, in the Province of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1] If approved, the project will be the largest in the open-pit coal mining in Brazil.[2]
According to the Projeto Mina Guaíba website, as of Nov. 12, 2019, the project is awaiting licensing from the Brazillian government.[3]
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Location
The map below shows the approximate location of Guaíba Mine. Located close to the Delta del Jacuí Park in an "area between Eldorado do Sul and Charqueadas" within the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The location of the site is 20 kilometers away from the center of Porto Alegre[2] According to Projecto Mina Guaíba website, to get to the mine site:[3]
- "A partir de Porto Alegre/RS, percorre-se 30 km. Ou, se preferir, a partir de Butiá/RS, percorre-se 53,5 km, até que, nas imediações do quilômetro 122 da BR-290 – próximo ao aeroclube de Eldorado do Sul – será feito o acesso à estrada rural existente, que leva à área da futura Mina Guaíba. O projeto prevê a duplicação da estrada (largura de 15 m) ao longo de toda sua extensão, de aproximadamente 4 km até a portaria de acesso ao empreendimento."
Background
Guaíba Mine is owned by Copelmi Mineração LTDA[1][2]. Copelmi is Brazil’s largest private coal mining company. It currently holds more than 80% of the coal consumption industrial market.[4]
Environmental Concerns
Professor Rualdo Menegat of the Institute of Geosciences of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul expressed concern at a public hearing that the mine's location makes it possible for it to contaminate the Jacuí river, and that particles from the site will decrease air quality.[2]
Project Details
- Owner: Copelmi Mineração[1][2]
- Parent company:
- Location: Near Eldorado do Sul and Charqueadas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- GPS coordinates: -30.015319, -51.532337 (approximate)
- Mine status: Proposed
- Start year: 2023 (expected)[5]
- Mineable reserves: 166 millon tonnes[1][5]
- Coal type:
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface (open-pit)[2]
- Production: 4.7 million tonnes per annum[2]
- Additional proposed production:
- Equipment:
- Number of employees: 331 direct and 83 indirect jobs during the implementation phase and then 1,154 direct and 3,361 indirect jobs once in operation.[6]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 EJA Coal Mining project (Mina Guaíba) in Río Grande del Sul, Brazil Environmental Justice Atlas, accessed Nov 11, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Vitor Laitano Audiência em Porto Alegre confronta posições sobre implantação de Mina Guaíba jornal do comércio Aug 20, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 home organizational website, accessed Nov. 13, 2019
- ↑ Copelmi Market Share Organizational site, accessed Nov 11, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jefferson Klein Projeto carboquímico incluirá areia e cascalhojornal do comércio March 28, 2019
- ↑ Isabella Sander Mina Guaíba gera debate sobre impacto ambiental jornal do comércio Sept 7, 2019
