RIMA magnesium
The only primary magnesium in the Americas still running.
- Material
- Magnesium
- Stage
- Processing plant
- Place
- Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Coordinates
- 17.11° S, 43.81° W (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 1 of the last 7 days and 1 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- Brazil produced about 20 kt of magnesium in 2025 (USGS)