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Carajás iron-ore district

Carajás is a major iron-ore mining district in Pará, northern Brazil. It combines mineral-rich bedrock with transport links to Atlantic export infrastructure.

Fast Facts

  • Locate it south of the Amazon main stem in the eastern Amazon region.
  • Iron ore is extracted from deposits within an ancient geological province.
  • Ore must be mined, processed and transported; a deposit’s size does not directly measure annual exports.
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