Lynas Rare Earths (LYSCF) (LYSDY) has presented plans to build a rare earth oxide separation plant in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, Mining.com reported Monday, as the government considers backing a ...

Brazil stands at the forefront of the global energy transition thanks to its vast reserves of critical minerals. These resources have fast become the focus of geopolitical debates in recent years, as ...

Sigma Lithium said it will resume mining and processing operations at its Grota do Cirilo project in Brazil after a federal ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, accelerating deforestation in protected areas and driving mercury ...

LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has ...

Brazil's Congress passed a bill Wednesday letting the government block foreign takeovers of mining companies and scrutinize who gets access to the country's mineral reserves…the thing is, ...

Mining in Brazil does not deliver the sustained economic benefits often claimed, while informal mining is a major driver of deforestation, especially in the Amazon. A new study offers one of the most ...

SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazilian mining giant Vale says its iron ore transport operations have resumed, three days after protesting Indians blocked part of its railroad in northern Brazil. Earlier this week ...

Robson Mura, of the Mura Indigenous community, watches the sunrise at the Moyray village in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) LAGO DO ...

Brazil's Senate passed PL 2.780/2024 Wednesday, creating a presidential council that can block foreign takeovers of mining companies and review long-term supply contracts. The bill grew directly out ...