Projects

Infrastructure and Location

Aurizona is located in the municipality of Godofredo Viana (population 10,500) in Maranhão state near the Atlantic Ocean (Fig. 3). Travel time from both São Luis (370km) and Belém (415 km) by road (all year access) is approximately 6 hours and 1 hour via light aircraft. There is a small airstrip in the town of Godofredo Viana. Land access is good and the project is within 18 km of a state tarmac road. A 13.8 kV power line currently services the Aurizona village and Luna Gold's camp. A separate 69kV line is planned to serve the mining operation as well as 100% back-up diesel generation. The closest substation is 40 km from the project at Manaus.