The suspension at Viga will last until the firm presents reports that show it can re-establish environmental control of the ...

Chart: The Economist Brazil holds nearly a quarter of the world’s known deposits of rare earths, second only to China (see chart). Besides prime geology, the country boasts a sturdy extractive ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Overflowing water in a mining area owned by Brazil's Vale caused environmental damage as ...

One of Brazil’s most infamous gold mines may return to operation after more than three decades of inactivity, reigniting long ...

Company gains three Brazilian mines as gold tops US$5,000 per ounce, highlighting Beijing’s resource push amid US-led ...

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 ...

The transaction covers the producing mines of Aurizona in Maranhao state, RDM in Minas Gerais and the Bahia Complex.

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 mining wealth has fueled its economy from colonial times. Its diverse mineral deposits are among the very richest in the world, earning it around $30 billion annually in exports. Vale is at ...

In Brazil’s Jequitinhonha valley, honey production using both native and nonnative bee species is being impacted by climate change and possibly nearby mining activity. Residents have reported a ...

Brazilian law prohibits mining on Indigenous land. In a statement to The Associated Press, Brazil’s Indigenous bureau, known as FUNAI, said that the recognition process was underway but couldn’t ...