Mining Magazine July 2017 | Page 50

AMG MINING

“ The total investment is

over U $ 60 million ”

– President of AMG Mining , Fabiano Costa

LITHIUM PROJECT Since 2011 the company has been working tirelessly in what is known as the largest investment in the history of the AMG Group worldwide . “ The total investment , which involves the construction of an ore treatment unit for the concentration of Spodumene ( Lithium Mineral ), expansion of the existing operational support infrastructure and construction of a dam , is over U $ 60 million ,” says the President of AMG Mining , Fabiano Costa .
According to the president , the project outcome will make them the largest producer , marketer and , potentially , the largest exporter of lithium concentrate in Brazil . “ We are
already working on the conceptual design of doubling the capacity of the future plant and we will become the largest producer in the chemical transformation sector , which is currently the fastest growing in the world , focusing in the batteries manufacturing and the electric vehicles market ,” Costa adds .
The project itself has generated more than 500 jobs during the deployment phases and when completed will increase the company ’ s revenue by almost five times , breaching the $ 300 million mark . Costa continues in celebratory voice : “ The expectation is an increase of EBITDA in even greater proportions due to the
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