This document shows the geological and technological studies made for iron and manganese reserves of the Nonato Project. The project area is located near the city of São Raimudo Nonato, state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil. Between the presented data highlights the detailed description of these reserves, illustrated with geological mapping, descriptions of the pit, results of chemical analyses, beneficiation tests, ore quality and demonstrations of the technical-economic practicability of the explotation works.

The project is located in the region of Curvelo, Santana do Pirapama, Gouveia and Monjolos in the center of the state of Minas Gerais.
The region is well developed and has an excellent road infrastructure, power generation and distribution, urban and people resources.
The total project area is 248.11 ha, with measured reserves of more than 7 million tons of manganese ore.

The Volta Grande Project is located in the boundary of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states, allowing reduced costs to exportation.

Besides of the developed network road, the region is covered by a railway operated by the FCA that connects the east of Minas Gerais to the coastal of Rio de Janeiro.

Also around 12 km southeast towards to the area there is a Hydroelectric Powe Plant called Ilha dos Pombos, operated by a Power Company that works in the state of Rio de Janeiro and part of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.

A Manganese Ore Project located in the northern region of Brazil (state of Rondonia). The manganese ore reserves sum up to 21,242,200 tons