Samarco

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We hold a 50% interest in Samarco, a non-operated joint venture in Brazil. The company employs around 15,000 people directly and indirectly and produces iron ore pellets through its operating units in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo states.

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Samarco at a glance

Samarco is independently managed and has its own integrated logistics. This includes mines, concentrators, and pelletizing plants for the processing of iron ore, with pipelines that connect the two operating units and a port terminal for the export of production.
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60%

Of installed production capacity by 2026.

In 2028

The company will reach 100% of its production capacity, with an investment of R$ 13.8 billion.

Over 2,000

Pieces of state-of-the-art equipment make up Samarco’s Integrated Monitoring Center (CMI), ensuring real-time safety.

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Discover a new Samarco

The company resumed operations differently, using new technologies.

A new filtration system allows for the dry stacking of 80% of the generated tailings, with the rest deposited in a confined pit. Visit the website to find out more about Samarco's restart.

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Reparation actions

Initial emergency measures began immediately after the collapse, and the first remediation and compensation programs were established in 2016 following the creation of the Renova Foundation. In October 2024, the New Rio Doce Agreement was signed, transferring the Foundation's responsibilities to Samarco and the governments (federal and state), with actions planned for up to 20 years.

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