Chapada mine

{{short description|Gold mine in Brazil}}

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| name = Chapada mine

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| caption =Satellite image of Chapada mine. The cities of Alto Horizonte (upper right) and Nova Iguaçu de Goiás (bottom) can be seen.

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| state/province = Goiás

| country = Brazil

| owner = Lundin Mining

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| acquisition year =Apr 2019

| products = Gold

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The Chapada mine is one of the larger gold mines in Brazil, and in the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.yamana.com/Operations/ProducingMines/Chapada/default.aspx|title=Chapada|year=2013|publisher=yamana.com|accessdate=2013-07-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622072747/http://www.yamana.com/Operations/ProducingMines/Chapada/default.aspx|archivedate=2013-06-22}}

The mine is located in Goiás state, in the central part of Brazil.

The mine has estimated reserves of 6 million oz of gold and 3.8 million oz of silver. In a transaction between two Canadian mining companies, Yamana Gold announced the sale of the Chapada mine to Lundin Mining on the 15th of April 2019.[https://www.kitco.com/news/2019-04-15/Yamana-Sells-Chapada-Mine-To-Lundin-Mining-For-Over-1-Billion.html Yamana Sells Chapada Mine To Lundin Mining For Over $1 Billion], kitco.com

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Category:Gold mines in Brazil

Category:Silver mines in Brazil

Category:Geography of Goiás

Category:Lundin Mining

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