TURMALINA MINE COMPLEX
Turmalina is an underground mine utilizing the sub-level stoping mining method with rockfill and paste fill as well as some areas of the mine previously using mechanized cut and fill mining method. Ore produced at the Turmalina mine is transported to the adjacent Carbon-In-Leach (“CIL”) processing plant. ### LOCATION The Turmalina mining complex is located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, approximately 130 kilometers northwest of the city of Belo Horizonte. Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources please click here |Turmalina Mine Statistics| |Underground Operation| |Mining Method - Cut and Fill| |Capacity - 2,000 tpd| ### TURMALINA DEPOSIT The Turmalina deposits are located in the western part of the Iron Quadrangle, which was the principal region for Brazilian hard rock gold mining until 1983 and accounted for approximately 40% of Brazil’s total gold production. Gold was produced from numerous deposits, primarily in the northern