Horizonte Minerals plc has published its fourth consecutive standalone annual sustainability report for its nickel-cobalt projects at Araguaia and Vermelho in northeast Brazil. GLOBAL SOCIETY Chief executive Jeremy Martin said that embedding sustainability in operational practices meant tackling major environmental, social and governance challenges in the mining and metals sector. This also includes decarbonisation and […]
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Horizonte advances Araguaia ahead of production
Horizonte Minerals plc has advanced its Araguaia nickel project by completing the earthworks, 95% of detailed engineering and progressing electro-mechanical installations at the site in northeast Brazil. PREPARATIONS The company remains on schedule for production in Q1 2024 with 50% of the Araguaia Line 1 construction programme now complete, on budget, and 90% of the total capital […]
Horizonte awards contracts to increase Araguaia production
Horizonte Minerals plc has awarded contracts aimed to increase nickel production by 100% to 29,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) over a 25-year mine life at its Araguaia project in northeast Brazil. OBJECTIVES The Line 2 feasibility study (FS) includes construction of a duplicate rotary kiln-electric furnace (RKEF) processing facility aimed to produce an NI 43-101 […]
Horizonte awards feasibility study to Wood for Vermelho
Horizonte Minerals plc has chosen Wood plc for the principal engineering contract to conduct the feasibility study (FS) for its Vermelho nickel-cobalt project in the Pará State, northeast Brazil. VERMELHO Vermelho lies in the Carajás mining district which has developed infrastructure and hydroelectric power as a result of sustained mining activities. The company’s flagship nickel […]
Horizonte publishes 2021 sustainability report
Horizonte Minerals plc has published its 2021 sustainability report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards ‘Core’ option for its nickel operations in Brazil. SAFETY The report is the company’s third and covers issues such as environment, safety, health and communities. Horizonte recorded no lives lost to Covid-19 or from injuries due to […]
Horizonte awards ESIA for Vermelho nickel-cobalt
Horizonte Minerals plc has awarded the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) contract to Ramboll for the company’s 100% owned nickel-cobalt Vermelho project in Brazil. The ESIA will form part of the process to obtain permits for Vermelho and is expected to lead to the award of the preliminary licence. The integrated ESIA will reflect […]