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 ...

In a recent article published in Nature Communications, researchers investigated the multifaceted impacts of mining activities in Brazil, emphasizing their environmental and economic consequences. The ...

Mining the heavy rare earths needed for clean technologies caused devastation in Asia. Miners in Brazil say they can extract ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vale S.A train being loaded with iron ore in Mina Cauê, in Itabira. Pedro Rezende/Wikimdia Commons. Some rights reserved. Itabira is probably the most quintessential ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Brazilian authorities destroyed 277 illegal gold-mining dredges on the Madeira River with Interpol support, ...

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Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.