Brazil seizes 70,000t of illegally mined manganese
2020-08-24 10:29:46 [Print]
Brazil has seized 70,000 tonnes of illegally mined manganese that four companies were preparing to ship to China from a northern port and confiscated the ore valued at 60 million reais ($10 million), the country's mining regulator said.
The National Mining Agency (ANM) said the seizure took place last Friday at Porto de Vila do Conde close to the city of Belem in northern Para state.
The regulator named the four companies as Sigma Extracao de Metais, Timbro Comercio Exterior, RMB Manganes and Chinvest Comercio Importacao e Exportacao and said they had no authorization to extract the manganese in southern Para.
The manganese piled at the port will be auctioned and the companies taken to court, ANM said.
The National Mining Agency (ANM) said the seizure took place last Friday at Porto de Vila do Conde close to the city of Belem in northern Para state.
The regulator named the four companies as Sigma Extracao de Metais, Timbro Comercio Exterior, RMB Manganes and Chinvest Comercio Importacao e Exportacao and said they had no authorization to extract the manganese in southern Para.
The manganese piled at the port will be auctioned and the companies taken to court, ANM said.
Manganese Ore S.A. 36%min In Qinzhou Port
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China manganese lump producers' output statistics by province by month
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