This week, the board of directors from Nexa
Resources S.A. has approved the construction
of the Aripuan project, an underground
polymetallic mine and concentrate processing
facility in the state of Mato Grosso,
Brazil. The average zinc equivalent production
at the Aripuan project is estimated at
120,000 metric tons per year (mt/y) for 13
years. The Aripuan project is expected to
be operational by the beginning of 2021,
with total investment estimated at approximately
US$392 million. Nexa Resources
owns a 70% stake in the Aripuan project
through its subsidiaries.
The site is located in the northwest of
the state of Mato Grosso, 1,265 kilometers
by road from Rondon polis, an additional
1,264 kilometers by railroad and road to
the Tres Marias smelter or 1,566 km to
the Juiz de Fora smelter, or an additional
1,395 kilometers by railroad from Rondonpolis
to the port of Santos. Zinc produced
at Aripuan that may not undergo processing
at the company’s smelters in Brazil will
be exported through the port of Santos.
As featured in Womp 2018 Vol 11 - www.womp-int.com