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Notes to editors:
Minas-Rio is a fully integrated iron ore operation in Brazil, consisting of an open cut mine and beneficiation plant in the state of Minas Gerais, a 529km pipeline through which the iron ore is pumped in slurry form from the mine to the coast at the port of Açu in Rio de Janeiro state where Anglo American has developed a dedicated iron ore export facility. At the peak of construction activity, the project’s workforce numbered in excess of 20,000, while the operation in steady state will employ 4,000 people, 70% of whom are from communities local to the operation. Minas-Rio is designed to produce 26.5 Mtpa (wet basis) of iron ore pellet feed for the steel industry, with a particularly high iron ore content of c.68% and with low levels of contaminants. Minas-Rio currently has an estimated 686 million (wet) tonnes of Saleable Product (at 67.5% Fe), resulting in a Mine Life of 28 years.

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