{"id":1178369,"date":"2020-04-15T15:53:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T20:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1020562"},"modified":"2020-04-15T15:53:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T20:53:56","slug":"brazil-mineral-output-drops-17-in-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1178369","title":{"rendered":"Brazil mineral output drops 17% in Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brazil&#8217;s total mineral production fell 17% \u2014 147 million tonnes \u2014 in the first three months of 2020 compared to the same period last year, the Brazilian Mining Association (Ibram) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"reported (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/portaldamineracao.com.br\/ibram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/release_dados_1o_trim2020_15abr20_coletiva.pdf\" >reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Q1, mining companies in Brazil produced 220 million tonnes, reaching a production value of R$ 36 billion ($6.8 billion), with an emphasis on iron ore (63%) and gold (11%). Iron ore exports fell 16.5%, to 70 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/producao-brasil-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/producao-brasil-1.png 712w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/producao-brasil-1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Brazilian Mining Association <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;This reduction was mainly due to the heavy rains that hit the country earlier this year, declines in world growth rates and uncertainties in the financial markets,&#8221; Ibram said in a press release.  <\/p>\n<p>Ibram expects declines in production throughout 2020 with small resumes in production levels in the last quarter this year, and a gradual recovery in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>The industry group expects a 45% drop in national mining production in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Vale paid the most in mineral royalties \u2014 $541 million reals ($103 million). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Q1, mining companies in Brazil produced 147 million mineral tonnes less than the same quarter 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