Exotic Blue Quartzite Operations
Current Production rate at the super exotic blue quartzite quarry is 120 cubic meters per month with a capacity of over 300 cubic meters per month. Victoria Mining. Repeat buyers have demonstrated a commitment to ongoing and future purchases.
Multiple further quarries are now being planned and are completing their permitting steps.
Infrastructure
Many infrastructure advantages include proximity to federal highway BR-259 and newly paved state road MG-010, abundant surface water, cell phone signal at the quarry, grid accessible electricity and the availability of qualified personnel in three nearby towns: Alvorada de Minas, Serro and Dom Joaquim.
Mining Potential
• Blue quartzite throughout property
• Multi-year (>35y) extraction potential
• Billion+ tonne resource
Super Exotic Stones
- Unique natural product with worldwide appeal
- Recurrent buyers
Licensing
- 10-year production license issued by the Agencia Nacional de Mineração office in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Application for a permanent licence is to be submitted in 2023 to ANM
- Multiple potential extraction sites on licensed mining claim
- 4 new quarries for super exotic and white quartzite materials now in the permitting phase, further potential thereafter
Environmental & Social
- All employees participate in regular health check and have a private health plan
- Workplace hazards taskforce
- PPP (people, planet, profit) standard
• UNGC (UN Global Compact) comply - Scope 1,2,3 – Carbon Reporting
- Community outreach initiatives: keeping local bus route roads open during rainy season a priority for VMC
- Local employment & training initiative
