Carajas Mine

19855.5 km wideIron

CountryBrazil

RegionPara

Year Opened1985

Size/Depth5.5 km wide

MineralIron

About Carajas Mine

The largest iron ore mine in the world. Located in the Amazon region of Para state. The ore is exceptionally rich at around 66 percent iron. Discovered in 1967 after a helicopter was forced to land on a bare red hill where compasses spun wildly. An 890 km railroad hauls ore to the Atlantic coast. Run by Vale, the biggest iron ore miner on Earth.

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