Brazil mining regulator says operations suspended at 54 unsafe tailings dams

Gold production reached a record 502,029 oz. in 2024.

Committee of Ministers said it unanimously rejected the $2.5 billion project in agreement with citizen concerns over biodiversity impacts and worries about potential spills.

The Chilean state miner plans to raise about $1.5 billion to help fund investments needed to retain its status as the world’s biggest copper producer.

The support can be used to develop supply chains of minerals including lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, graphite and silicon.