Morro Velho

Morro Velho
Location
Morro Velho Gold Mine is located in Brazil
Morro Velho Gold Mine
Morro Velho Gold Mine
Location in Brazil
Morro Velho Gold Mine is located in Minas Gerais
Morro Velho Gold Mine
Morro Velho Gold Mine
Morro Velho Gold Mine (Minas Gerais)
LocationNova Lima
StateMinas Gerais
CountryBrazil
Coordinates19°35′S 43°31′W / 19.59°S 43.51°W / -19.59; -43.51
Production
ProductsGold, silver, arsenic
Production329,000
Financial year2009
History
Opened1835
Owner
CompanyAngloGold Ashanti
WebsiteAngloGold Ashanti website

Morro Velho, also called AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração, after its current owner AngloGold Ashanti, is a complex of gold mines located near the city of Nova Lima in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

It is one of two mining operations of the company in Brazil, the other being the Serra Grande Gold Mine.

In 2008, the Brazilian operations contributed 8% to the company's overall production.[1]

  1. ^ AngloGold Ashanti: Country report Brazil Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine AngloGold Ashanti website, accessed: 13 July 2010