Project Japiim sets a new standard for the mining sector. Designed as a positive impact polymetallic facility, it integrates our proprietary Uybakatu technology and the Real Sustainability concept from day one—combining predictive research with environmental stewardship and social transformation.

Project Japiim—the Amazon’s first eco-industrial mining park—aims to blend mining activities with true sustainability across economic, social and environmental dimensions. It projects will create a long-term direct jobs, directly benefiting the local community by fostering regional development and improving quality of life.

• Location: Pará, Brazil | Amazon biome, strategically positioned near key logistical corridors.

• Deposit Type: Poly‑metallic, with co‑occurrence of Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Green Alumina, Copper and Gold.

• By‑products & Revenues: Zero‑waste valorization yielding 100 % mineral utilization and diversified revenue streams beyond primary metals.

• Stage: Economic & Technological Pre‑Feasibility, with ongoing pilot tests for process validation.

• Resource Potential: >765 Mt of in‑situ ore across multiple horizons, underpinning long‑term operations.

• Job Creation: An estimated 2,000 direct jobs and an estimated 26,000 indirect jobs across the value chain.

• Import Replacement: Significantly curtails Brazil’s dependence on imported potassium, reinforcing strategic autonomy.

• Vertical Integration: End‑to‑end processing—from beneficiation to refined products and by‑products—ensures margin capture.

• Circular Economy: Integrated industrial ecology transforms residues into inputs for local infrastructure projects.

• Social Institute: Establishment of a community center for diagnostics, capacity building and stakeholder engagement.

• Education & Training: On‑site full‑time school and technical programs equipping future workforce with specialized skills.

• Community Investment: Local infrastructure upgrades and healthcare partnerships to elevate quality of life.

• Environmental Management: Comprehensive water stewardship and biodiversity monitoring aligned with Real Sustainability®.

By uniting economic, social and environmental pillars, Project Japiim exemplifies a new paradigm in sustainable mining, delivering predictable impacts and lasting legacies.

The project’s geology is anchored in the vast Itacaiúnas regional shear zone of Pará—one of the primary tectonic corridors that hosts world-class deposits across the Carajás Province. Here, Proterozoic greenschists (greenstones) have been intensely deformed, creating a structurally controlled framework for a truly poly-metallic system.

Within this shear-zone architecture, Japiim comprises two complementary mineralization domains:

• Low-Sulfidation Domain: Characterized by potassic alteration (quartz + K-feldspar + sericite), persistent residual quartz zones, and disseminated chalcopyrite ± gold along foliation and fault planes. These greenschist-hosted horizons span hundreds of meters in thickness and deliver high tonnage at modest grades.

• High-Sulfidation (IOCG-Style) Domain: Expressed as hydrothermal breccias rich in magnetite, hematite and specularite, with silicified boxworks and chalcopyrite-bornite veins. A cap of near-surface oxide assemblages (≈ 50% Fe-oxides) marks late magmatic-hydrothermal overprint.

Such a complex, multi-stage system demands tailored exploration—detailed structural mapping, vectorial geochemistry and target-specific drilling—and bespoke processing flowsheets that treat each metal suite optimally. Coupled with Japiim’s zero-tailings, multi-product beneficiation technology, this geology not only maximizes resource recovery and diversifies revenue streams but also elevates environmental performance and de-risks the entire operation against market fluctuations.

Japiim’s commitment to sustainability is further evidenced by its local social institute, which studies community dynamics, identifies vulnerabilities and implements targeted solutions to promote well-being. Additionally, plans include building a full-time school and rolling out technical training to empower the regional workforce.

On the environmental front, Japiim excels in water resource management—installing treatment systems and restoring springs—and in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions through clean-energy integration and advanced monitoring. Biodiversity protection is a priority, with dedicated units monitoring the local flora and fauna.

Japiim exemplifies how mining can harmonize with nature—driving economic and social development while safeguarding the environment and elevating local living standards.

“Japiim,” in Tupi, means “little singer.” It refers to an Amazonian bird renowned for its extraordinarily varied song—metallic trills and whistles that mimic other species so skillfully they bewilder the listener. The project’s name was chosen deliberately: during characterization, the deposit proved enigmatic—initially seeming like several distinct ore bodies. Like the bird’s transformative song, the deposit disguised itself until its true nature emerged—it wasn’t one, but multiple, diverse and complex. It was, in fact, a poly-metallic deposit.

"Naming the project Japiim pays homage to the Amazon—its natural bounty and the hidden marvels it reveals in its own time to those who listen closely."