Brazil Slide Series: Collection A Heranca Cultural De Minas Gerais, Slide No. 0023.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

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23) Strip mining at the Ferteco mining complex near Congonhas do Campo. Minas Gerais possesses one of the largest reserves of iron ore in Brazil, most important of which are hematite of high purity found in the so-called "iron quadrangle" in the southeast part of the state.23) Mineração a céu-aberto no complexo da Ferteco, perto de Congonhas do Campo. Minas Gerais possui uma das maiores reservas de minério de ferro do Brasil, sendo o mais importante a ematite de alta pureza, encontrada no chamado quadrângulo férrico, no sudeste do estado.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1992