Specifications - SNIM Open Pit Iron Ore Mining, Mauritania

Key Data
Producer of	Iron ore
Location	Northern Mauritania
Ownership	State of Mauritania (88%)
Geology type	Haematite and magnetite orebodies occur in topographical ridges
Mineral type	Haematite and magnetite
Reserve base	1,100Mt proven and probable
Annual capacity	12Mt/y iron ore
Mining method	Open pit
Haematite processing	Two-stage crushing at mines, third / fourth stages plus screening at port
Magnetite processing	Grinding and magnetic upgrading at Guelb plant
Employment	4,000
Key Equipment
Open pit	4 x 290B, 3 x 190B, 2 x 150B Bucyrus loading shovels, 3 x 2800XPA P&H shovels, 8 x 60R, 1 x 40R Bucyrus drills, 3 x L1100 LeTourneau loaders, 17 x T2200 LeTourneau trucks, Caterpillar 785 and Dart trucks, Komatsu tracked and wheeled dozers
Plant	Magnetic separators
Infrastructure	Rail / shipping system
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