Candiota Coal Mine
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Candiota Coal Mine (Mina de Candiota) is an operating coal mine in Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Candiota Coal Mine | Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil[1][2][3] | -31.546667, -53.726696 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[4] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.218[5] | 2020[5] | Surface[5] | Open Pit[2] | – | 50[2] | 278* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Subbituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Companhia Riograndense de Mineracao[5] | Companhia Riograndense de Mineracao [100%] | Brazil |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[6] | – | – | – | – | 1[7] | – | 1[6] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.
Background
The Candiota Coal Mine is owned by the state-owned mining company of Rio Grande do Sul, Companhia Riograndense de Mineração (CRM).[8]
According to Mining Technology, the mine produced an estimated 1.218 MTPA of coal in 2020, and was the fourth-largest coal mine in Brazil as of 2021.[9]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240229070928/https://www.crm.rs.gov.br/minas. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Company+Riograndense+Mining/@-31.5468018;-53.7289295.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240302061750/https://www.crm.rs.gov.br/quem-somos. Archived from the original on 02 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240904175853/https://www.mining-technology.com/marketdata/five-largest-coal-mines-brazil-2020/. Archived from the original on 04 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.mining-technology.com/marketdata/five-largest-coal-mines-brazil/?cf-view.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240229043509/https://www.mining-technology.com/marketdata/five-largest-coal-mines-brazil-2020/. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Quem Somos, Companhia Riograndense de Mineração, Accessed: February 26, 2024
- ↑ Five largest coal mines in Brazil in 2020, Mining Technology, September 14, 2021
