Environmental impacts of mining: what they are and how they can be reduced
Water, soil, air, noise, wildlife and communities: the main environmental impacts of mining, how they differ from illegal wildcat mining and how to reduce them.
Topic
Environment
Impacts, licensing, land rehabilitation and the debate on responsible mining.
Guides
Environmental licensing of mining in Brazil: how it works, step by step
Environmental licensing of mining in Brazil: LP, LI and LO, EIA/Rima, public hearings, who issues licenses, deadlines and what changed with Law 15,190/2025.
Lithium in the Jequitinhonha Valley: opportunities and problems
Lithium in Brazil's Jequitinhonha Valley: investment, GDP and royalties on one side; dust, cracked houses, water and quilombola consultation on the other.
Mine closure and land rehabilitation: what happens after mining
How land degraded by mining is rehabilitated: closure plan, stability, revegetation, monitoring, future land use and abandoned mines in Brazil.
Mining myths and facts: what is exaggerated and what is real
Are mining and garimpo the same thing? Does every mine end up as an abandoned hole? What changed after Brumadinho? Myths and facts, with sources.
Tailings dams: what they are and why some are dangerous
What a tailings dam is, how it is built, why the upstream method is the riskiest, and what changed in Brazil's rules after Mariana and Brumadinho.
Urban mining: can recycling e-waste replace mines?
Urban mining recovers metals from discarded electronics and batteries. See how much it supplies, where it works and why it can't replace mines yet.