Does Alcoa own land in Juruti?
At present Alcoa only owns 5.86 km2 of land in the region where the Capiranga Base camp is today located. There is no bauxite in this area. The company does not need to own any of the areas where it has research licenses to extract ore. Alcoa only owns those areas where the industrial beneficiation unit and the port are located and the right-of-way and safety strip of land running alongside the whole length of the railroad.
Currently, Alcoa owns just 5.86 km2 of land in the region where the Capiranga base-camp is located. There is no bauxite in this area. To extract the ore the company does not need to own any of the areas for which it has survey licenses. Alcoa only owns those places where the beneficiation industrial unit and the port are located, as well as the rights-of-way and security areas along the length of the railroad. The process for acquiring areas is practically concluded. In the mining phase land is not purchased; only royalties are paid to the owners of the mined areas.
