Discovery of deposits brings extra cash for the region of Carajás

  In the first half of 2009, the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM, a government entity) examined over 3 thousand Final Research Reports, of which 697 were approved, achieving one of their for this period.   DNPM analyzed more than 34 thousand cases over the past ten years, and 12 thousand showed the existence of deposits, especially of clay minerals and aggregates for construction, ornamental and coating, mineral water and limestone .   Reserves of aluminum, zinc, manganese, niobium, titanium, bismuth, cobalt and tungsten, new deposits of iron ore and metallic minerals such as copper, nickel, gold, and polymetallic deposits (Zn-Cu-Pb and Au-Ag-Pd-Pt) were confirmed. With the results, large investments are expected for the region of Carajás, both in drilling and development.