Mining

News about the mining industry, mineral exploration, strategic minerals, job creation, mining companies, and the environment.

The northern region of Santa Catarina could become a new hub for strategic minerals after the Geological Survey of Brazil found high concentrations of rare earths in Joinville and Garuva, with a focus on neodymium, used in magnets that drive electric motors and turbines, although mining still depends on further studies.

Bruno Teles 02/06/2026 at 16:56

Rare earth mining in Minas becomes a legal case after suspicion of radioactivity above the limit and may change the course of licensing.

Viviane Alves 01/06/2026 at 23:30

Illegal gold from the Amazon gains an appearance of legality with empty authorizations and moves a fortune that challenges federal oversight.

Viviane Alves 01/06/2026 at 23:06

Giant trucks with no one in the cabin have already moved more than 8.6 billion tons of rock and ore around the world, equivalent to more than a thousand Great Pyramids, all without a single recorded injury.

Douglas Avila 27/05/2026 at 20:48

The largest precious metals mine under construction in the world is situated on a layer of ore 25 times thicker than common mines in South Africa, and has just connected a third shaft that will quintuple the extraction of platinum, palladium, and gold.

Douglas Avila 26/05/2026 at 23:56

The most abundant mineral on Earth makes up about 38% of the planet’s volume and dominates the mantle hundreds of kilometers deep, but it is so inaccessible that humanity only managed to touch it thanks to a meteorite that fell in Australia in 1879.

Bruno Teles 26/05/2026 at 19:05

China wants to transform coal waste into a source of critical metals and use industrial ash to extract germanium, lithium, gallium, and aluminum used in batteries, chips, and electric vehicles.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 24/05/2026 at 21:01

Without producing a single ton of copper today, Argentina wants to become one of the ten largest producers of the metal in the world by 2035, betting on the Andes deposits and billion-dollar incentives from the Milei government to unlock projects that have been stalled for decades.

Bruno Teles 22/05/2026 at 13:42

Brazil seeks to transform natural resources, energy, mining, oil, and gas into sustainable wealth with strong engineering, competitive industry, technology, productivity, and long-term planning.

Corporativo 21/05/2026 at 11:39

Gold, silver, and copper appear near the surface at Filo Sur, making mining companies look at San Juan as a new treasure map in the Andes.

Viviane Alves 20/05/2026 at 15:26

Geological Service of Brazil finds high concentrations of rare earth elements in a strip that stretches from São Paulo to Santa Catarina, including cities like Joinville and Garuva. Samples recorded more than 8,000 parts per million, a level considered significant for this type of occurrence.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 20/05/2026 at 13:07

BNDES targets R$ 50 billion in credit and investment for critical minerals and is already analyzing 56 projects that could open a new front of operations at the bank.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 16/05/2026 at 15:27