Ernesto/Pau-a-Pique Project
EPP is located in Mato Grosso, Brazil, approximately 450 km west of Cuiabá, the state capital and 12 km from the town of Pontes e Lacerda. The complex consists of a processing plant fed by the Lavrinha, Japones, Rio Alegre and Ernesto Open pit mines and the Pau-a-Pique underground deposit. Other significant mines, such as NOSDE and Japones deposits are located nearby and are in stage of development and exploration.