Verdinho Coal Mine

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Verdinho Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Verdinho Coal Mine	Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil	-28.787832, -49.446599 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1982	2025 (planned)

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
2	2.012	2020	Underground	–	–	170	430*

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
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Carbonifera Criciuma	Carbonifera Criciuma [100%]	Brazil

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	–	–	2	–	1

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 Verdinho coal mine is an underground mine in Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The mine began production in 1982 and has an estimated annual coal production capacity of 2.8 million metric tons (MMT) per year.

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