Editing Economy of Brazil (section)

===Mining===
{{Main|Mining in Brazil}}
[[Image:MINA DE OURO - REJEITO DE MINERAÇÃO.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gold]] production in the area of [[Pantanal]].]]
In the mining sector, Brazil stands out in the extraction of [[iron ore]] (where it is the world's second largest exporter), [[copper]], [[gold]], [[bauxite]] (one of the 5 largest producers in the world), [[manganese]] (one of the 5 largest producers in the world), [[tin]] (one of the largest producers in the world), [[niobium]] (concentrates 98% of reserves known to the world) and [[nickel]]. In terms of gemstones, Brazil is the world's largest producer of [[amethyst]], [[topaz]], [[agate]] and one of the main producers of [[tourmaline]], [[emerald]], [[aquamarine (gemstone)|aquamarine]], [[garnet]] and [[opal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.br/anm/pt-br/pagina-inicial|title=ANM|website=gov.br Agência Nacional de Mineração}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://noticias.r7.com/brasil/brasil-extrai-cerca-de-2-gramas-de-ouro-por-habitante-em-5-anos-29062019|title=Brasil extrai cerca de 2 gramas de ouro por habitante em 5 anos|date=29 June 2019|website=R7.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Economia_Negocios/0,,MUL190262-9356,00-VOTORANTIM+METAIS+ADQUIRE+RESERVAS+DE+ZINCO+DA+MASA.html|title=G1 > Economia e Negócios - NOTÍCIAS - Votorantim Metais adquire reservas de zinco da Masa|website=g1.globo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2019/12/12/niobio-g1-visita-em-mg-complexo-industrial-do-maior-produtor-do-mundo.ghtml|title=Nióbio: G1 visita em MG complexo industrial do maior produtor do mundo|website=G1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cprm.gov.br/publique/Redes-Institucionais/Rede-de-Bibliotecas---Rede-Ametista/Algumas-Gemas-Classicas-1104.html|title=Serviço Geológico do Brasil|website=cprm.gov.br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://noticias.band.uol.com.br/noticias/100000911432/rio-grande-do-sul-o-maior-exportador-de-pedras-preciosas-do-brasil.html|title=Rio Grande do Sul: o maior exportador de pedras preciosas do Brasil|website=Band.com.br}}</ref>

In 2019, Brazil's figures were as follows: it was the world's largest producer of [[niobium]] (88.9 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-niobium.pdf| title = USGS Niobium Production Statistics}}</ref> the 2nd largest world producer of [[tantalum]] (430 tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-tantalum.pdf| title = USGS Tantalum Production Statistics}}</ref> the 2nd largest world producer of [[iron ore]] (405 million tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-iron-ore.pdf| title = USGS Iron Ore Production Statistics}}</ref> the 4th largest world producer of [[manganese]] (1.74 million tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-manganese.pdf| title = USGS Manganese Production Statistics}}</ref> the 4th largest world producer of [[bauxite]] (34 million tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-bauxite-alumina.pdf| title = USGS Bauxite Production Statistics}}</ref> the 4th largest world producer of [[vanadium]] (5.94 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-vanadium.pdf| title = USGS Vanadium Production Statistics}}</ref> the 5th largest world producer of [[lithium]] (2.4 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-lithium.pdf| title = USGS Lithium Production Statistics}}</ref> the 6th largest world producer of [[tin]] (14 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-tin.pdf| title = USGS Tin Production Statistics}}</ref> the 8th largest world producer of [[nickel]] (60.6 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-nickel.pdf| title = USGS Nickel Production Statistics}}</ref> the 8th largest world producer of [[phosphate]] (4.7 million tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-phosphate.pdf| title = USGS Phosphate Production Statistics}}</ref> the 12th largest world producer of [[gold]] (90 tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-gold.pdf| title = USGS Gold Production Statistics}}</ref> the 14th largest world producer of [[copper]] (360 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-copper.pdf| title = USGS Copper Production Statistics}}</ref><ref name="Anuario Mineral Brasileiro">{{cite web| url = https://www.gov.br/anm/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/serie-estatisticas-e-economia-mineral/anuario-mineral/anuario-mineral-brasileiro| title = Anuario Mineral Brasileiro}}</ref> the 14th largest world producer of [[titanium]] (25 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-titanium.pdf| title = USGS Titanium Production Statistics}}</ref> the 13th largest world producer of [[gypsum]] (3 million tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-gypsum.pdf| title = USGS Gypsum Production Statistics}}</ref> the 3rd largest world producer of [[graphite]] (96 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-graphite.pdf| title = USGS Graphite Production Statistics}}</ref> the 21st largest world producer of [[sulfur]] (500 thousand tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-sulfur.pdf| title = USGS Sulfur Production Statistics}}</ref> the 9th largest world producer of [[salt]] (7.4 million tons);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-salt.pdf| title = USGS Salt Production Statistics }}</ref> besides having had a [[chromium]] production of 200 thousand tons.<ref name="Anuario Mineral Brasileiro"/>