Insights · Brazil Mine

Field notes on buying mineral assets in Brazil.

Tenure, permits, reporting standards and deal structure — written for international buyers before they commit capital.

Small-scale alluvial gold workings beside an industrial open-pit gold mine in central Brazil

PLG vs. mining concession: the most common misrepresentation in Brazilian gold deals

Most inflated Brazilian gold offers are not fake. The process numbers exist. The problem is one word: a small-scale garimpo permit described as a mining concession.

Brazil critical minerals law: the National Congress building in Brasília at dusk with government documents in the foreground

Legal & structure

Brazil's new critical minerals law (Law 15,506/2026): what it means for foreign buyers

Brazil's rare earth districts: aerial view of red clay hills and green pasture in central Brazil where rare earth projects are explored

Critical minerals

Brazil's rare earth districts: Minaçu, Poços de Caldas and beyond

How to value a rare earth project: analyst's desk with a valuation model on screen beside vials of rare earth oxide powders

Critical minerals

How to value a rare earth project in Brazil: basket price, NdPr and offtake

Rare earth offtake: bags of mixed rare earth concentrate stacked for shipment at a processing plant in Goiás, Brazil

Critical minerals

Rare earth offtake and financing in Brazil: lessons from Serra Verde

Critical minerals

Rare earth projects for sale in Brazil: ionic clay vs. hard-rock deposits

Brazil vs. Egypt mining investment: desert gold exploration camp beside a split view of a green Brazilian mining landscape

Legal & structure

Brazil vs. Egypt mining investment: licensing, royalties and ownership compared

Brazil's gold belts: aerial view of a gold mine in rolling Brazilian terrain with red soil and green forest

Brazil's gold belts explained: Tapajós, Alta Floresta, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Goiás and beyond

Diamond mines for sale in Brazil: rough diamonds on a sorting table beside a sieve with river gravel at a Brazilian diamond mine

Diamond mines for sale in Brazil: Kimberley Process, alluvial vs. kimberlite

Gold mines with processing plants: carbon-in-leach tanks and a ball mill at a gold plant in Brazil beside a tailings facility

Gold mines with processing plants and tailings for sale in Brazil

Gulf capital in Brazilian mining: open-pit copper and gold mine in Brazil at sunrise with a modern processing plant

Critical minerals

Gulf capital in Brazilian mining: Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar

Two groups of African Paraíba tourmaline and Brazilian Paraíba tourmaline gems side by side on a grey grading tray

Brazilian vs. African Paraíba tourmaline: why origin changes the price

Entrance of a small gemstone mine in Brazil cut into a rocky hillside with timber supports and sorted rough on a tarp

How to buy a gemstone mine in Brazil: titles, garimpo permits and due diligence

Analyst modelling the value of an operating gold mine on two screens with charts, beside a small gold bar

How to value an operating gold mine in Brazil

Neon blue Paraíba tourmaline rough crystals on a geologist's hand at a pegmatite mine in northeast Brazil

Paraíba tourmaline mines in Brazil: an investor's guide

Producing gold mines for sale in Brazil: open-pit gold mine with haul trucks and a processing plant under a clear sky

Producing gold mines for sale in Brazil: what “fully operational” must prove

Exposed red and white clay layers of an ionic clay rare-earth deposit in Goiás, Brazil

Critical minerals

Brazil's critical minerals: where foreign capital is going

Gold bars on a steel vault shelf with a snowy northern city visible through a frosted window

Brazilian gold for buyers in Canada and the United States: refinery acceptance, AML rules and logistics

Gold bars in a modern vault with a blurred view of a desert city skyline at dusk through a window

Brazilian gold for Dubai and the Gulf: what UAE responsible-sourcing rules mean for buyers

International investors and a Brazilian geologist reviewing a mine site from a viewpoint above an open pit

Legal & structure

Can foreigners buy a mine in Brazil? Ownership rules and legal structure

Open-pit gold mine in Brazil with haul trucks on benches and green hills behind

Gold mines for sale in Brazil: how to verify a mining concession before you buy

Exploration geologists walking along a red dirt road toward a gold prospect in central Brazil

How to acquire a gold project in Brazil: step by step for Australian companies

Stacked refinery gold bars in a secure vault under warm light against a dark background

How to buy physical gold from Brazil: a compliance guide for international buyers

Large open-pit copper mine in the Carajás region of Pará with green rainforest around it

Investing in Brazilian copper: districts, permits and surface access

Australian and Brazilian geologists reviewing pegmatite outcrop and a field map in Minas Gerais

Reporting standards

JORC vs. Brazilian ANM reports: what Australian buyers need to know

Rolling hills of the Jequitinhonha Valley in Minas Gerais with a lithium exploration drill pad

Lithium projects in Brazil: a guide for ASX juniors entering the Lithium Valley

Geologist examining gold-bearing drill core under a lamp in a Brazilian core shed

Reporting standards

NI 43-101 and Brazilian gold projects: historical estimates explained

Gold refinery interior with molten gold being poured into moulds, sparks and warm light

Selling Brazilian gold into Switzerland, the UK and Europe: LBMA, OECD and the EU conflict-minerals rules

Ejecutivos revisando un mapa geológico en una oficina con vista a una mina a cielo abierto en Brasil

AMÉRICA LATINA · ESPAÑOL ES

Cómo invertir en minería en Brasil siendo extranjero: estructura, permisos y pasos

15 min de lectura

Mina de mineral de hierro a cielo abierto en Brasil con bancos rojizos, camiones y una correa transportadora

AMÉRICA LATINA · ESPAÑOL ES

Minas de hierro, bauxita y cobre en venta en Brasil: guía para compradores de habla hispana

14 min de lectura

Mina de oro a cielo abierto en Brasil con camiones mineros en los bancos y colinas verdes al fondo

AMÉRICA LATINA · ESPAÑOL ES

Minas de oro en venta en Brasil: cómo verificar una concesión minera antes de comprar

15 min de lectura

Lingotes de oro de refinería apilados en una bóveda de seguridad, con luz cálida y fondo oscuro

AMÉRICA LATINA · ESPAÑOL ES

Oro físico en Brasil: cómo comprar kilos de oro con documentación y sin caer en fraudes

15 min de lectura

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