Anglo starts production at new Barro Alto nickel mine in Brazil

Global diversified miner Anglo American has delivered first production from its $1,9-billion Barro Alto nickel project, in Brazil. The miner said in a statement that the Barro Alto project was the first of its four major strategic growth...

Barro Alto nickel project, Brazil

The construction of Barro Alto will include extending the existing openpit mine operation and constructing a new ferronickel smelter and refinery.

South African mining groups doing well in South America

South America is a continent whose richness in natural resources became legendary through myths such as El Dorado or the Emerald Mountain. Neither of these ever existed, of course, but today the continent produces antimony, bauxite, coal, cobalt,...

South African mining groups doing well in South America

South America is a continent whose richness in natural resources became legendary through myths such as El Dorado or the Emerald Mountain.

Barro Alto nickel project, Brazil

Barro Alto is located in the State of Goiás in Brazil, about 170 km north-west of Brasilia, 240 km north of Goiânia and 150 km from Anglo American's existing Codemin nickel operation. It will produce an average of 36 000 t/y of nickel in the...