Neves-Corvo mine is a
zinc-
copper mine 15 km southeast of
Castro Verde
Castro Verde () is a town and a municipality of the Alentejo region of Portugal (in the historic district of Beja). The population in 2011 was 7,276, in an area of 569.44 km2. Castro Verde is situated in the Baixo Alentejo subregion, within ...
,
Portugal and 220 km southeast of
Lisbon, in the district of Beja (Baixo Alentejo). It has a dedicated rail link to the port of
Setúbal
Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area.
In the t ...
. The mine is principally accessed by
shaft mining and a ramp from surface. It is a main producer of copper and zinc mineral.
History
The deposit was found in 1977 following the discovery of a gravimetric anomaly part of the geophysical study of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, south Portugal.
The exploration of the ore deposits began in 1988 by Somincor.
In June 2004, Somincor, which owns the mine, was acquired by EuroZinc from Empresa de Desenvolvimento Mineiro and
Rio Tinto Rio Tinto, meaning "red river", may refer to:
Businesses
* Rio Tinto (corporation), an Anglo-Australian multinational mining and resources corporation
** Rio Tinto Alcan, based in Canada
** Rio Tinto Borax in America
*** Rio Tinto Borax Mine, ...
.
In October 2006, EuroZinc was acquired by
Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining Corporation is a Canadian company that owns and operates mines in Sweden, United States, Chile, Portugal and Brazil that produce base metals such as copper, zinc, and nickel. Headquartered in Toronto, the company was founded by Adol ...
.
In May 2017, Lundin Mining announced an expansion project for the mine.
References
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Iberian Pyritic Belt
Buildings and structures in Beja District
Zinc mines in Portugal
Copper mines in Portugal