Norsk Hydro Paragominas bauxite pipeline in Brazil halted
Hydro has halted operation of the pipeline transporting bauxite from Hydro s Paragominas bauxite mine to the alumina refinery Alunorte for extended maintenance temporarily halting production at the mine and reducing production at Alunorte Hydro had scheduled the replacement of two sections of the pipeline in Q3 and Q4 2020 as part of the long term
GEOLOGY MINING OPERATION AND SCHEDULING OF THE PARAGOMINAS
The Paragominas bauxite mine VALE is the first in the world integrating the mine process with beneficiation and transport of milled bauxite by mineral pipeline The mine is located in the far north of Brazil in the State of Pará part of the eastern Amazon region As from 2001 Vale has undertaken exploration and technical characterization of Bauxite over the whole of the