⛏ Carajás mine

Brazil · Americas · 6.06°S, 50.18°W

The Carajás Mine is the largest iron ore mine in the world. It is located in the municipality of Parauapebas, state of Pará in the Carajás Mountains of northern Brazil. The mine is operated as an open-pit mine, and is estimated to contain roughly 7.2 billion metric tonnes of iron ore, plus gold, manganese, bauxite, copper, and nickel. The mine is run by the Brazilian mining corporation Vale, and was initially part-owned with US Steel from 1970 to 1977.

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Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	6.06°S, 50.18°W · view on map

Carajás mine is located in Brazil, in Americas.

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