Meeting Biosphere Reserves & Earth Resources  ‐ February  15 /2011

Building a platform for discussion concerning sustainable Building a platform for discussion concerning sustainable practices for mining in the Espinhapractices for mining in the Espinhaçço Range Biosphere o Range Biosphere

ReserveReserve

Sergio Domingues (Coordinator Sergio Domingues (Coordinator -- Enviromentalist)Enviromentalist)Miguel Andrade (Deputy Coordinator Miguel Andrade (Deputy Coordinator --University) University) Julio Nery (Extractive Industries Association of Minas Gerais Julio Nery (Extractive Industries Association of Minas Gerais –– Vale SA) Vale SA)

State Committee of EspinhaState Committee of Espinhaçço Range Biosphere Reserveo Range Biosphere Reserve

Designated by UNESCO in 2005

Size: 3.076.457,8 hectares

The largest and most continuous Precambrian orogenic belt

Along the 1,000 km alternating elevations of 1,000 and 2.072m

Precipitation: 1.450 mm a 1.800 mm/year

Temperature: 20° e 21° C

Temperature: 13,5° e 15,5° C

53 local municipalities

Population: 7.000.000

Factfile:

Where is it? Where is it?

Country: Brazil

State: Minas Gerais

Area

Amazon

Cerrado

Caatinga

Atlantic Forest

Pantanal

The ER borders on 3 brazilian biomes and at the same time connects theme

Brasilian network of Biosphere Brasilian network of Biosphere ReservesReserves

7 Biosphere ReservesTotal of BRs : 1.300.000 km² = 15% of brasilian territory

Core Areas

What makes it unique? What makes it unique?

Rupestrian Fields

Extinction

Miguel Andrade ©

351 species in  Rupestrian Fields

TOTAL: 3.076.457,8 ha

Core area: 204.522,14 ha

Buffer zone: 1.879.996,65 ha

Transition area: 99.939,01 ha

Urban area

69 Protected Areas

Genuine Cultural KaleidoscopeGenuine Cultural Kaleidoscope

The  African, European and indigenous  roots gots mixed, each inits own way, leaving their beliefs, flavors and manifestations in the practice of communities living in the area.

History of exploration

Espinhaço Range is emblematic of the brazilian economic exploration.

Imperial roadsEspinhhaço  superimposed

Diamonds

Gold

1.500Pau-brasil

Sugar caneSoya

2011Iron ore

The main products for exportation since colonisation are:

Brazilian mineral productionBrazilian mineral productionMetallics and non metallics oreMetallics and non metallics ore

Iron Ore price evolucionIron Ore price evolucion

Brazil X World productionBrazil X World production

The Iron Ore production forecast The Iron Ore production forecast for 2013for 2013

no mining (23)Mining (30)

26

53 local municipalities

Iron Ore QuadrangleIron Ore QuadrangleMining tailings damMining tailings damEnvironmental Impact

Belo HorizonteMetropolitan Area5.000.000 inhabitants

Low Mediun High

QuadrilQuadriláátero Ferrtero FerrííferoferoMine PermitsMine Permits

Metropolitan Area

Iron Ore QuadrangleIron Ore QuadrangleProtected AreasProtected Areas

RoyaltiesRoyaltiesTotal Revenue minus Expenses of insurance and transportation Total Revenue minus Expenses of insurance and transportation

costs of products onlycosts of products only

Cobre 4,5%

Alumínio 7,5%

Rochas Ornamentais 1,9%

Outros 16,6%

Ferro 58,6%

Ouro 2,8% Calcário 1,9%Caulim 3,1%

Manganês 3,1%

2010 (Estimated) – R$ 1 billion

Taxas de expansão

I. Expansão em ritmo crescente

II. Expansão em ritmo

decrescente

III. Estabilidade com taxa de expansão próxima de zero

IV. Declínio com taxas negativas de expansão

ASCENSÃO AUGE MATURIDADE

Tempo

The life cycle of the mine

Expansion of production

Rise of extractionDecline

stabilization Expansion rate

Time

Iron Ore mineIron Ore mine

Challenges beyond the miningChallenges beyond the mining

Urbanization Artisanal Mining

Fires Eucaliptus

••Social MobilizationSocial Mobilization••CooperativesCooperatives••Production of native speciesProduction of native species••Rehabilitation of degraded Rehabilitation of degraded areasareas••Employment generation and Employment generation and incomeincome••EducationEducation••Valuation of traditional Valuation of traditional knowledgeknowledge••Local clusterLocal cluster••Environmental ConservationEnvironmental Conservation••Water productionWater production••Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

Good Practices

Integrating projects

Social dialogueMining

ProposalProposalPlatform for discussion concerning sustainable Platform for discussion concerning sustainable practices for miningpractices for mining

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