Minas Gerais

Rainbow Rare Earths and Mosaic have started the prefeasibility study on the project under their joint project development agreement. 

Nasdaq-, ASX- and TSX-V-listed Sigma Lithium says it has not received any legal communication regarding a preliminary judicial ruling issued without due process, which allegedly suspended its... 

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has started a prefeasibility study (PFS) for the Uberaba project, in Brazil, in conjunction with partner NYSE-listed Mosaic Company.   Following the positive... 

A Brazilian judge ordered the suspension of environmental licenses and mining activities at Sigma Lithium's Grota do Cirilo mine, a court document seen by Reuters showed. The decision was made on... 

TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic and two of its subsidiaries have entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Salinas group of lithium properties, which includes the Baixa Grande lithium resources in... 

Brazilian miner Vale has entered into a strategic alliance with Swiss electrification and automation technology company ABB to expand the use of automation and AI technologies for improved safety,... 

Meteoric Resources has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of strategic partnership with POSCO International to support the long-term development and timely commercial production of rare-earth... 

Brazil-focused IMC Rare Earths has successfully raised $20-million from its initial public offering (IPO) on the NYSE. The company priced four-million shares at a price of $5 apiece. 

A highly mechanised forestry tree planting machine featuring mechanised planting technology created by South African engineering firm Novelquip Forestry was recently on display at a forestry expo... 

Meteoric reported on July 9, 2026, that measured resources across Caldeira had increased by 246% following infill drilling focused on Capão do Mel, Figueira and Soberbo. 

Nasdaq-listed Atlas Lithium Corporation is on track to produce its first commercial batch of lithium oxide concentrate in the fourth quarter of 2027. The company is developing its 100%-owned Neves... 

An iron-ore mine in Vale's Mariana integrated operation in the Southeastern System, in the Iron Quadrangle, between the municipalities of Santa Bárbara, Ouro Preto and Itabirito, in Minas Gerais,... 

The EU is turning to Brazil as a strategic partner in its push to diversify its critical mineral supplies, offering a deal that it says will be beneficial to Brazil's development goals, EU... 

ASX-listed Resouro Strategic Metals says it has delivered on a “major milestone” with the completion of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a starter operation at its flagship Tiros rare... 

Brazilian miner Vale inaugurated its first high-tech processing plant using AI after modernizing a facility in Minas Gerais State, the company said on Wednesday, achieving a 25% productivity gain... 

ASX-listed rare earths developer Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured its first major project execution contract with Minas Gerais-based electricity distributor DME Energética for the delivery... 

Australian rare earths miner Viridis Mining and Minerals is in advanced discussions with potential offtake buyers in Europe and the US for its Colossus mine in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, CEO... 

The preliminary economic assessment envisages the construction of an on-site processing plant with a throughput of about 2.7-million tonnes a year over an initial 30-year mine life.  

Brazilian labour inspectors have fined Sigma Lithium for depositing waste in a pile that they had shut down because it posed a "grave and imminent" risk to workers and the local community, the...