Located in the municipality of  Candiota (RS), 375 kilometers from  Porto Alegre, the Seival Mine is adjacent to  MPX Sul thermoelectric power plant  that will be burning mine coal.

Seival Mine proved coal reserves add up to 152 million tons, which is more than the amount required to operate a 600 MW  plant  for more than 20 years, while estimated  total resources total 610 million tons of coal.   These figures resulted from an extended program of sounding and surveys conducted in the area and certified by  John T. Boyd Company.

Resulting from a joint venture between  MPX (with a 70% interest) and Copelmi (30%), besides supplying to MPX Sul,  production coming from the Seival Mine can be sold to the local market. The thermoelectric plant will require an annual supply of five million tons.
Approximately  R$ 20 million will be invested in mining of the deposits found in  Candiota. This MPX initiative strengthens the true vocation of Rio Grande Sul for thermoelectric power production, where coal reserves represent approximately  89% of total Brazilian reserves. 
The MPX/Copelmi coal deposits found in the Seival Mine were identified after several survey campaigns, whose results were validated by traditional international market experts.

The exploration will be conducted under the responsibility of Copelmi that shares with  MPX the mining rights over this area, and has a large  experience in coal exploration in Brazil. Venture production is forecasted to reach  10 million tons per year.

Jobs Generated: 500 direct and 80 indirect jobs
Total investment in exploration: R$ 20 million

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