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Brazilian Mining 2016–2026

Ten years of Brazilian mining in three areas: how regulation works, how much the country produces and collects, and where the investment opportunities lie. All figures come from the complete public databases of the ANM (Brazil's National Mining Agency), Comex Stat and the USGS, with no sampling.

Data through Oct 202627 statesLight and dark mode

Mineral Brazil in four numbers

Brazil, latest available year

Production 2025—in ore sold and transferred by mines— the 2016 value

Exports 2025—in ores, gold and ferroniobium— of the country's exports

Time to permit—from application to exploration permitDown from — days in 2014–2019

Lithium rush—exploration applications in 2023Up from — in 2020

1 · Regulatory Environment

Bottlenecks, progress and legal certainty at the ANM: from application to mining, state by state.

—of positive reports decided were approved

—to the exploration permit

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2 · Mineral Production

How much Brazil produces, where and of what, how much it collects and how much it exports, from 2016 to 2025.

—marketed production in 2025

—mineral exports in 2025

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3 · Opportunities

Critical minerals, deposits already discovered, returned areas and the agenda to attract investment.

—deposits with a positive report awaiting decision

—open areas after the auctions

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Full study

Brazilian mining over ten years (2016–2026)

A 53-page technical report prepared at the request of the Presidency of the Brazilian Federation of Geologists (FEBRAGEO): economy, foreign trade, production, territory, investment, gold and artisanal mining, tailings dams, legal framework and the capacity of the regulator.

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Document in Portuguese · November 2026