· RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s petrochemical giant Braskem said Friday it had reached a $356 million settlement with a coastal city where four decades of the company’s rock salt mining destroyed five urban neighborhoods and
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· The scale of this challenge is global, as some data show, for example, Brazil generated 3.6 billion tons of solid mining waste in dump piles in the period between 2008 and 2019. The volume is equivalent to 62% of the global mass of nonfuel minerals removed from the planet’s crust in 2006.
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Gemstone deposits of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Wat On Earth
Gemstone deposits of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Saturday, November 24, 2001. by: Bob Linnen. Introduction. Brazil produces the greatest variety of gems and semi-precious stones in the world, including diamonds, emeralds and amethyst. Mining is very much a part of the Brazilian culture and prospecting is a way of life for many people.
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· Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem is facing a new 1 billion real ($203 million) lawsuit over damages that its salt mines have caused sinking ground in the city of Maceio and
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· The Pitinga mine in the Northern Brazilian Amazon region, in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo and 250 km from Manaus, is the world’s largest undeveloped cassiterite deposit. Mining operations controversially started in 1981 by Taboca S.A., initially a subsidiary of the influential Paranapanema mining group and
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Women in Mining Brasil-WimBrasil
CARTA DE ADESÃO. É uma ferramenta de engajamento com o objetivo de criar um comprometimento por parte das empresas na execução das estratégias presentes no Plano de Ação do Women in Mining Brasil. A meta é o monitoramento de indicadores em cada estratégia, demonstrando o progresso em todas as áreas que necessitam melhorias
· A breach at a rock salt mine in Alagoas state, in Brazil’s northeast, has heightened concerns about an imminent total collapse. A video shared by the mayor of Maceió, João Henrique Caldas
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· BOA VISTA, Brazil — From 2,500 feet in the air, the dirt airstrip is just a crack in a seemingly endless ocean of rainforest, surrounded by muddy mining pits that bleed toxic chemicals into a riverbed. The airstrip is owned by the Brazilian government — the only way for health care officials to reach the Indigenous people in the nearby village.
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· A rock-salt mine in northeastern Brazil that officials warn is at risk of imminent collapse partially ruptured Sunday, though the area had already been evacuated, authorities said.
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2. Recent performance of the mining sector in Brazil
This subsection explains the potential of the mineral sector of Brazil. It analyses the aggregate geological information of the country, considering the land area granted for mining activities and the availability of reserves
· Sigma has been producing environmentally sustainable battery-grade lithium concentrate on a pilot scale since 2018. A larger-scale commercial operation is planned with a capacity for 220,000
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A fast-growing part of the business area's offering is solutions for automation and remote monitoring of equipment, which increases operational efficiency and process reliability. The mine automation systems cover all aspects of automation, from single equipment to full fleet control. Business area President: Mats Eriksson.
· Abstract. The exploitation of mineral reserves in Brazil, especially limestone and iron ore, is currently restricted due to the existence of caves. The vast majority of caves documented in the country over the last 4 years (approximately 3,000) have been identified through environmental studies conducted for mining operations.
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: E2D Crystals · Brazil-focused Sigma Lithium (TSX-V, NASDAQ: SGML) (BVMF: S2GM34) announced on Wednesday that it has bumped up proven and probable reserves at its flagship Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium mine
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Salt Rock: a Strategic Geomaterial in Brazil-Springer
The salt rock mechanics in Brazil started with the underground mining of sylvinite (NaCl.KCL) overlying tachyhydrite (CaCl2.MgCl2.12H2O) and research initiated in the 1970s (Costa 1984), to enable the mining of this ore.
Introduction. Resouro holds, via its wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, a 90% interest in the Tiros Rare Earth Elements and Titanium Project (Tiros Project) with the remaining 10% interest in the Tiros Project being held
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· Brazil has long been famous for its tremendous amethyst deposits. I recently checked off a major bucket list item by visiting Ametista do Sul, which is in the northern part of the state of Rio
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· Brazil’s illegal gold rush is fueling corruption, violent crime and deforestation. Analysis by Robert Muggah on 14 January 2022. Once the epicenter of the global trade in gold, illegal mining is
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· Reduced importance is assigned to sustainability communication and reporting. Brazil is one of the world key players in the mining industry. This sector has also a remarkable role on the Brazilian economic and social development. Nonetheless, the economic, social and environmental impacts of the sector have not yet been fully
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Brazil-Minerals, Mining, Resources | Britannica
3 · Brazil contains extremely rich mineral reserves that are only partly exploited, including iron ore, tin, copper, pyrochlore (from which ferroniobium is derived), and
· BOA VISTA, Brazil — From 2,500 feet in the air, the dirt airstrip is just a crack in a seemingly endless ocean of rainforest, surrounded by muddy mining pits that bleed toxic chemicals into a
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· Its Brazilian development is among the first of a next generation around the world, many from junior mining companies. “Sigma is uniquely positioned as one of really only three new greenfield
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· A Brazilian petrochemical company said Friday, July 21, 2023 that it had reached a $355 million settlement with the coastal city where four decades of Braskem’s rock salt mining destroyed five urban neighborhoods and displaced tens of
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Major Mines & Projects | Mariana Complex
Mariana complex includes Alegria, Fábrica Nova and Fazendão mines and Capanema project and three major beneficiation plants. Capanema project increases flexibility in the Southeastern System with Brazilian Blend Fines (BRBF) feed addition. As at March 2024, physical progress of Capanema project-74%. The start-up in 1H 2025.
· Rock salt extraction underneath Maceió began in the 1970s and the business fell under Braskem’s control after its formation through a merger of six companies in 2002. Brine was pumped to the
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· Mineral mining production in Brazil reached 41 billion U.S. dollars in 2020 and generated over 170 thousand direct jobs. Throughout the years, the sector has become imperative to the growth of the
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