Facade of the Atlântica Minas headquarters in Belvedere, Belo Horizonte

ATLÂNTICA MINAS EMPREENDIMENTO E MINERAÇÃO

Mineral potential for the future

197 mineral rights across Minas Gerais, Goiás and Bahia. More than fifteen substances, five of them classified as critical minerals.

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28 YEARS OF HISTORY

The company began by restoring degraded land. That never stopped being the method.

Founded in 1998, Atlântica grew out of a degraded-land restoration project signed by the architect Gustavo Penna. The company's first asset was an area to restore, not a deposit to mine.

From there came a reading that is uncommon in the sector: invest in smaller mines with high-grade ore, and integrate the operation vertically instead of growing by volume. Almost three decades later, there are 197 mineral rights across Minas Gerais, Goiás and Bahia, and a portfolio ranging from iron ore to high-purity graphite.

Maurício Índio do Brasil

Founder and CEO

+55 31 98803-1000
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Studio portrait of the founder and CEO of Atlântica Minas
The founder and CEO of Atlântica Minas, arms folded, wearing the company shirt

Atlântica Minas in numbers

28

Years since its founding, in 1998

197

Mineral rights

3

States: MG, GO and BA

10

Strategic clusters

PORTFOLIO

Sixteen projects, ten clusters, three states

The portfolio is the product. Every project states its substance, municipality, ANM phase and licensing status.

  • Aerial view of the Jequitinhonha project

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    Jequitinhonha

    State
    MG
    ANM phase
    Final Exploration Report filed
  • Aerial view of the Ibicaraí project

    grafita-de-alta-pureza

    Ibicaraí

    State
    BA
    ANM phase
    Exploration permit
  • Aerial view of the Perdões project

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    Perdões

    State
    MG
    ANM phase
    Exploration permit
  • Aerial view of the Barbacena Fe project

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    Barbacena Fe

    State
    MG
    ANM phase
    Exploration permit
SUBSTANCES

From rock to anode, magnet and silicon

More than fifteen mapped substances, organised by the industrial chain they supply.

  • Graphite sample, metallic in lustre with visible flakes

    High-purity graphite

    Input for lithium-ion battery anodes, with fronts in Jequitinhonha, Malacacheta and Ibicaraí.

  • Pile of white, fine-grained quartz sand

    Quartz sand

    Grade of 99.88% purity, with potential for the 5N standard required by the silicon industry.

  • Iron ore sample, with metallic grey faces and orange oxidation

    Iron ore

    Raw material for steelmaking, present in the Perdões, Barbacena and Barão projects.

  • Set of rare earth mineral samples, in shades of orange, brown and black

    Rare earths (REE)

    Base of the permanent magnets used in electric motors and in high-technology applications.

  • Milky white quartz crystal

    High-purity quartz

    Direct application in the electronics industry and in the semiconductor chain.

  • Manganese sample, black and metallic in lustre, with fragments alongside

    Manganese

    Used as a desulphurising agent and as an alloy in steel production.

Shed and masonry building in a mining area, with vegetated hills in the background
SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental restoration is not the closing chapter of mining here. It was the first project this company ever signed.

WHERE WE OPERATE

Ten clusters across Minas Gerais and Bahia

Location shown at municipality level. Coordinates and polygons are not public information.

Dotted map of Minas Gerais and Bahia, with the border between the two states highlighted and one point per cluster

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Nine RFPs approved. Twelve processes in licensing.

  • A portfolio of 197 mineral rights across Minas Gerais, Goiás and Bahia.
  • Fifteen projects with a Final Exploration Report (RFP) filed with ANM.
  • Quartz sand at 99.88% purity, with potential to reach the 5N standard.
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