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Seival Coal Mine (Mina do Seival) 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seival Coal Mine | Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | -31.449159, -53.707527 (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[1] | – | 2018[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2[3] | 2.12[4] | 2021[4] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 50* | 261[5] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450 | – | 631.548 | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Copelmi Mineração Ltda | Copelmi Mineração Ltda [100%] | Brazil |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[6] | – | – | – | – | 2[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
Seival mine or Seival Sul Mineração (SSM) is a coal mine in Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[8] Seival Sul Mineração is the owner of the Seival Mine project[9], which began operating commercially in 2018.[10] The mine has a capacity of 2.8 million tonnes per annum[9], and has contracted to supply 160 to 230 thousand tonnes of coal per month to fuel the nearby Pampa Sul power station through 2043.[10][11][12]
Prior to 2014, Seival Sul Mineração was 70% owned by Eneva (formerly known as MPX Energia SA)[13], with the remaining 30% stake held by Copelmi. At that time, a company statement noted that "the mine contains 152 million tons of proven coal reserves, more than enough to supply a 600 MW thermal plant for 20 years. The project has already been granted an operational license. Coal from the Seival Mine will be used to supply the MPX Sul TPP project (subsequently renamed Pampa Sul power station) and can also be sold in the region".[14] In October of 2014, MPX and Copelmi entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the stakes were to be flipped: "Upon completion of the Transaction, Copelmi and ENEVA shall each hold, in the SSM, 70% and 30% of the shares, respectively."[8]
The MOU states "the Seival Mine, located in Candiota/RS, holds resources of more than 450 million tons of coal and, due to its location, stands as a potential and strategic supplier of coal to the Sul and Seival thermoelectric plant projects."[8] Copelmi's Sul power station (since renamed Nova Seival power station) is still under development, while the Seival power station has been canceled.
In 2019, Eneva sold its remaining 30% stake in the Seival mine to Copelmi.[15]
According to a special issue of "Brasil Mineral" in 2022, the Seival coal mine had produced 2.119 tons of coal the previous year (2021).[16] The article stated that the mine's total nominal production capacity was 3.3 million tons per annum (MTPA), although other sources, including the company's website, maintained that the mine's total capacity was still 2.8 MTPA.[17]
- Owner: Seival Sul Mineração S.A.[9][15][18]
- Parent company: Copelmi Mineração[9][15][18]
- Location: Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil[8]
- GPS coordinates: -31.464065, -53.733929
- Mine status: Operating[10]
- Start year: 2018[10]
- Mineable reserves: 450 million tonnes[8]
- Coal type:
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface (open-pit)
- Production: 2.8 million tonnes per annum[9][12][19]
- Additional proposed production:
- Equipment:
- Number of employees: 261[20]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240229043917/http://www.seivalsul.com.br/mineracao/. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240229071952/https://www.tribunadopampa.com.br/mina-do-seival-em-candiota-e-uma-das-mais-modernas-do-mundo/. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240302063948/http://www.seivalsul.com.br/. Archived from the original on 02 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302063935/https://www.brasilmineral.com.br/revista/422/Revista%2520Brasil%2520Mineral%2520-%2520422%2520-%2520AS%2520MAIORES%2520EMPRESAS%2520DO%2520SETOR%2520MINERAL.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://amanha.com.br/categoria/empresa/seival-mineracao-fornecera-carvao-para-pampa-sul.
{{cite web}}: 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) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302063935/https://www.brasilmineral.com.br/revista/422/Revista%2520Brasil%2520Mineral%2520-%2520422%2520-%2520AS%2520MAIORES%2520EMPRESAS%2520DO%2520SETOR%2520MINERAL.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Eneva Memorandum of Understanding entered into with Copelmi for purchasing mining rights of the Seival Mine Corporate document, via India documents, published Oct. 10 2014, accessed Nov. 12, 2019
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Seival Sul Mineração – SSM". SSM. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Silvana Antunes Mina do Seival, em Candiota, e uma das mais modernas do mundo Tribuna do Pampa Oct. 21, 2018
- ↑ "Seival Sul Mineradora começa operação em Candiota". Jornal Minuano. March 21, 2019.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Capital nacional do carvão teme por sua sobrevivência". Folha de S.Paulo. December 31, 2021.
- ↑ Reuters Enerva Reuters Nov. 2019
- ↑ MPX "MPX Portfolio", MPX website, accessed February 2011.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Enerva Sale of equity interest in Seival Sul Mineração S.A. ENEVA S.A, Feb 25, 2019
- ↑ Edição Especial: As Maiores Empresas do Setor Mineral, Brasil Mineral, July 2022.
- ↑ UMA OPÇÃO SUSTENTÁVEL DE GERAR ENERGIA, Seival Sul Mineração, Accessed: February 27, 2024.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Copelmi iniciará obras da mina Seival". IBRAM. March 24, 2016.
- ↑ BnAmericas Construction at Brazil's largest coal mine set to start in May BN Americas, March 22, 2016
- ↑ "Seival Mineração fornecerá carvão para Pampa Sul". Amanhã. October 22, 2015.
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