The Santa Rita operation is a large open-pit polymetallic mine situated in Bahia State, Brazil, approximately 140 kilometres inland from the port of Ilhéus. It is owned by Atlantic Nickel, a wholly owned affiliate of Appian Capital Advisory.

Current operations at Santa Rita involve open pit mining and processing through a concentrator with capacity of approximately 6.5 million tonnes per year, producing a nickel sulphide concentrate. The concentrate also contains copper, cobalt, platinum, palladium, and gold by-products.

Atlantic Nickel is currently evaluating an underground development which has the potential to extend the mine life beyond the current open pit operations. 

For more information on Santa Rita, please see www.appiancapitaladvisory.com