Our new partnership leading to the largest water recycling project in Brazil

On arrival at the port, the content of pipeline goes through a filtration process, separating the water from the ore. At the moment, the effluent is then treated and disposed of, legally, in the sea.

The partnership will study the possibility of treatment and use of part of the effluent in the port’s industrial complex - the Port of Açu has the third largest iron ore handling terminal in Brazil.

“It’s aligned with the goals and objectives of our Sustainable Mining Plan. The idea is to increase reuse as much as possible in our operations.”

Wilfred Buijn, CEO of Anglo American in Brazil, added: “We continue to work to encourage and build an increasingly sustainable environment, which provides solutions for our business and wider society.”

Through another water-related partnership, with the Espinhaço Institute, the company is investing R$2 million in a project that will recover 23 degraded springs in the Santo Antônio river basins, located in Conceição do Mato Dentro, where our Minas-Rio operation is based.

It has also provided R$7 million to the Juntos pelo Araguaia programme, the largest initiative for the revitalisation of river basins in Brazil. The aim is to restore forest areas, preserve the springs, and conserve the quality of soil and water in the Araguaia River Basin, as well as helping to improve sanitation in several cities in the region.

Read more about our Sustainable Mining Plan here.