来源：mining.com
More than three years after it was announced, Brazil’s Mining Policy Council has officially been installed, with a renewed focus on critical minerals and rare earths.
The Brazilian government formally launched the National Mining Policy Council (Conselho Nacional de Política Mineral – CNPM) last week in a ceremony attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
At its first meeting, the CNPM set out to update Brazil’s outdated National Mining Plan 2030, originally conceived in 2011. The new version will guide national mining policy and is expected to be released for public consultation in the coming months.
President Lula also requested an updated survey of Brazil’s mineral resources, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive and structured national mining policy, something the country currently lacks.
One of the meeting’s central topics was the creation of a working group on critical and strategic minerals, aimed at proposing public policies to develop domestic supply chains and craft a national strategy for these resources.