It is located on the shores of the artificial lake, Cana Brava, created after a dam was constructed on the Tocantins River.

A paved road links Minaçu with the important Belém-Brasília highway (BR 153) and the cities of the more populated southern region of the state.

In recent years the population has been decreasing with the gradual phasing out of the mines and the completion of the hydroelectric power plant.

Agriculture is limited due to the irregular terrain marked by the Serra Dourada mountains.

The Cana Brava mine, located on the left bank of the Tocantins River, occupies a total area of 45 kmª.

The industrial zone has capacity to produce ten percent of all the chrysotile asbestos fiber sold in the world.

Higher education was represented by a campus of the State University of Goiás—Unidade Universitária da UEG.