Mineração Buritirama S.A. was setup in 1982 with the purpose of mining and commercializing the significant manganese ore reserves of the Mine located at Serra de Buritirama, municipality of Marabá (PA), being the holder of the mining rights issued by the decree number 823 of 10/31/1989, of the National Department of Mineral Production (Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral – DNPM).

Buritirama Mine integrates the great mineral province of Serra dos Carajás. It is located in the municipality of Marabá (PA), Vila Nova União, in the basin of the Itacaiúnas river, affluent on the left margin of the Tocantins River.

Buritirama ore body was discovered in 1966 by teams of Cia. Meridional de Mineração (Meridional Mining Co.), a subsidiary of US Steel. The initial works of geological research were made mainly in the period between 1968 and 1969. The total reserves were estimated at 18.4 million tons of high grade manganese ore.

Buritirama manganese ore may be ranked as metallurgic, with 45% Mn grade, low phosphorous grade and high Mn/Fe ratio. The works of implementation of the project began in 1992 and finished in January 1994 with the conclusion of the implementation of the access road, mining and processing infrastructure, as well as the construction of the lodging for the operational personnel.

Today we have a solid position in the Manganese market, supplying 5 different products, which good quality is recognized by all users, in different