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Juruti Mine

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0.83
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1.31
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Data as of May 21, 2013 12:00AM UTC


Key Facts
Status: Producer
Type of Work: Open-Pit
Location: Para, Brazil
                 0 km of JURITI

Commodities: Aluminum
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Latest Information
December 11, 2009
Alcoa announced the expansion of the Alumar alumina refinery in northern Brazil, where capacity more than doubled from 1.5 million metric tons per year (mtpy) to 3.6 million mtpy. Alcoa’s share of the expansion will be 1.1 million mtpy.
September 15, 2009
Alcoa announced that the company commissioned the opening of its new bauxite operations in Juruti, Brazil. The Juruti operations, which are part of the Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) joint venture with Alumina Limited in which Alcoa holds a 60% share, consist of a port facility, a mine and a 50 kilometer rail system to the port. Initial output at the mine will ramp up to 2.6 million metric tons per year.
December 30, 2006
The mine is on track for completion in 2008 and expected to initially produce 2.6 million tons of bauxite a year. The Juruti project will employ leading-edge, sustainable reclamation practices in this sensitive region.

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