Vale announces new iron ore processing plant in Minas Gerais.

THE OK A mining company will build a new iron ore processing plant in Minas Gerais, with a production capacity of 2 million tons per year, as part of its strategy to reuse tailings and advance the circular economy. The information was released by Reuters on Friday (10). The project will be implemented at the Gongo Soco mine, in Barão de Cocais (MG), which has been paralyzed since 2016. The plant will use tailings from the decommissioning of the Sul Superior dam, in addition to materials already stored in two existing piles at the unit. According to the company, the new plant should start operations in 2027, integrated into the dam decommissioning process, which is scheduled to be completed in 2029. The construction of the plant should take about 19 months and the outflow of production will be carried out via the Vitória-Minas Railway (EFVM).

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.