Ferro Carajás S11D

Pará, Brazil

Through an innovative and sustainable approach, we upgraded capacity at the Carajás mining complex, the world's largest producer of iron ore.

  • 1,721

    workers at peak construction.

  • +5 M

    construction labor hours

  • 27,900

    tons of conveyor belts

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Ferro Carajás S11D

This project signaled the return of Techint E&C to the mining segment in Brazil.

Key facts

  • April 2015

    Start date

  • January 2018

    End date

  • 3,000 tons

    of equipment in the MTS area

  • USD 126 million

    contract amount

  • 16,000 ton/hour

    processing capability

  • April 2015

    Start date

  • January 2018

    End date

  • 3,000 tons

    of equipment in the MTS area

  • USD 126 million

    contract amount

  • 16,000 ton/hour

    processing capability

Customer Vale
Scope of work Construction

Segment

Mining

The project envisaged the construction and electromechanical assembly of the truckless mining system, replacing the conventional system which used trucks, thus ensuring greater efficiency and sustainability. As the site is located in a remote area where access is difficult, careful planning by the team was essential to ensure that the execution of each stage was completed by the dates scheduled, in response to the customer’s needs.

Due to the significant distances between the different work fronts, comprehensive logistics planning was key to ensure that the machinery arrived on time to allow all the tasks to be completed on schedule.

An innovative solution

We contribute to promoting sustainable mining development.

Location

The Carajás iron ore mine, lying in the south of the state of Pará, is known not only for its size, but also for the high quality of the iron ore extracted, today considered the purest in the world.

  • Marabá, Pará

  • -50.176944

    Longitude

  • -6.058611

    Latitud

  • Maximiliano Santos · Project Manager

    "The Truckless system replaces the traditional off-road truck system with sustainable and efficient conveyor belts."

  • Julio Garcia · QHSE Manager

    "We’ve had to deal with two major challenges in this project: managing and adapting both Vale’s administration system and the logistics of the activities related to safety at work in various areas within the project, at the same time."

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