Ferruginous Geosystems and the Current Situation of Iron in Brazil
In a recessive economic scenario, which imposes or exacerbates strong political and institutional pressures to Brazil's environmental agenda, the geology practice in the country is, both in the academic and in the scientific fields—and above all, in its practical and professional applications, especially concerning the iron ore …
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mining …
To understand the implications for the mining sector, we have assessed the potential impact on industry-level revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) under four scenarios—A1, A2, A3, and A4—that represent different shapes of economic recovery (Exhibit 6).
For Brazil communities along a mining railway, impacts …
In Brazil's Maranhão the state, which has the lowest income in Brazil, communities face the impacts of a railroad built and operated around the clock by mining company Vale.
The Positive Effects of Mining on the Economy
What does the impact of mining on communities look like? The positive effects of mining on the economy are significant, but there are also other benefits from the impact of mining. Some remote locales would have few facilities without the benefits of mining to the community.
Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
In Brazil's Amazon forest, impact pathways may include mining infrastructure establishment and associated secondary forest clearing (such as that …
Cascading impacts of global metal mining on climate …
Among those, the impact of copper mining mainly on China and RoW America ranked the highest (20.3 and 11.2 billion US dollars, respectively), whereas the reduction in iron ore mining had the most considerable effect on Brazil's economy (11.9 billion US dollars).
Production of Iron ore in Brazil, 2020
Vale SA is a Brazil-based metals and mining company, and the world's second-largest iron ore producer behind Rio Tinto. In 2019, the company's production was severely impacted by the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster.
In Brazilian Amazon, mining harm comes from …
Opening up protected areas to mining in the Brazilian Amazon could have an even bigger impact than previously thought, according to a study published in Nature Sustainability earlier this year ...
Mining's Impacts on Forests
This paper explores the impacts of large-scale mining on forests, within this wider context of transition. ... Image — Satellite image of the Carajás iron ore mine – the world's largest – in northern Brazil, 20 July 2017. ... Countries with a high dependency on mining and a high vulnerability to forest impacts – such as Brazil, the ...
Iron ore rush creates mining boomtown in Brazil
Iron ore rush creates mining ... Iron ore rush creates mining boomtown in Brazil on ... been investing in new technologies to increase ore processing and reduce the impact on dams," said Karina ...
Socio-environmental impacts on the Doce River basin, Brazil …
In Brazil, the Doce River basin has been a region historically affected by intense mining activity. The apex of the problems related to mining in this region occurred in 2015 with the rupture of a mining tailings dam, which led to a series of socio-environmental impacts. In this review, we discuss in a chronological way about the …
Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked …
Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for mines and access roads, new research shows.
Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian …
In Brazil's Amazon, mining drives deforestation far beyond operational lease boundaries, yet the full extent of these impacts is unknown and thus neglected in …
Vale Mining Company to Pay $7 Billion in Compensation for Brazil …
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian mining giant Vale signed an agreement on Thursday to pay $7 billion in compensation to the state of Minas Gerais, two years after the collapse of one of its dams ...
Mining in Brazil – statistics & facts | Statista
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...
How Brazil is taking the fight to destructive illegal …
The illegal trade is important for the local economy, said locals in Boa Vista. The impact of the downturn is felt in a district known as "Gold Street".
Linkages in the metal mining industry: Local job multipliers in Brazil …
The relative share of iron ore in Brazil's mineral production experienced a decline between 2015 and 2016, ... Despite the positive economic impact of mining, none of the municipalities have managed to diversify their economies beyond metallic mining, especially large-scale iron mining.
Mining activity causing nearly 10 percent of …
Nearly ten percent of all the deforestation occurring in the Brazilian Amazon between 2005 and 2015 came from mining activities, say researchers in a new study — a stunning statistic far higher than the 1 to …
Minnesota Iron
Minnesota's iron mining industry not only has significant economic impact in the areas in which the iron is mined. The effects of Minnesota's iron mining industry can be felt far and wide – on local, regional, national and even international levels.
Canadian firm's proposed gold mine in Amazon …
A Canadian company is one step closer to building a controversial gold mine in the Amazon rainforest, after its study on how the development would impact remote Indigenous people was approved by ...
Iron ore in Brazil
Brazil is the world's second-largest producer of iron ore in 2023, with output up by 3% on 2022.
Brazil Iron: UK court case launched over mining project in …
Brazil Iron calls itself a sustainable mining company. Local residents call its project a disaster.
To carry iron to the world, Brazil's 500-mile rail disrupted …
To carry iron to the world, Brazil's 500-mile rail disrupted countless lives. Photographer spent years documenting communities transformed by a freight line that cuts across a mountainous jungle ...
'Unequal exchange' for Brazil community in shadow of …
Mining giant Anglo American makes huge profits from its Minas-Rio iron ore mine in Brazil, but leaves little behind for the local communities whose lives have been upended by its operations, a new ...
Mining Industry and the Sustainable Development Goals in Brazil…
In developing nations such as Brazil, the mining industry generates benefits such as jobs and income generation, but also environmental degradation. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), implemented in 2015 by the United Nations, provide a framework through which...
China is driving a boom in Brazilian mining, but at what …
Economic ties with China have provided Brazil with a surge in jobs, profit for mega-mining companies such as the world's largest iron ore producer, Vale, its shareholders, and service providers, and a positive trade balance with …
Spotlight on Mining in Brazil | Mining Outlook
Indeed, Brazil has long occupied a spot among the top five mineral producers in the world, qualifying the country's mining industry as a dynamic force in the global arena. While mining in Brazil is centred on metals such as iron ore, gold, copper, and aluminium, it is known as the world's largest producer of niobium.
Production of Iron ore in Brazil, 2020
Brazil is the world's second largest iron ore producer, after Australia. Brazil's iron ore production fell in 2020, due to lower output from the country's largest producer, Vale SA, …
Brazil: Five Largest Iron Ore Mines in 2021
Serra Norte Mining Complex in Para, was the largest iron ore-producing mine in Brazil, producing approximately 109.3 million tonnes of iron ore and an estimated 110.3 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) in 2021. The Serra Norte Mining Complex is owned by Vale SA, and is due to operate until 2038. The second largest iron …
Introduction: Overview of the global iron ore industry
Due to China's economic incentives, the demand from their building and infrastructure sectors was strong. At the same time, global supply took a hit because Brazil's iron ore mines were either unable to operate at capacity or even operate at all as the COVID-19 situation worsened in the country. Download: Download full-size image; …