Mineral reserve volume in Brazil 2022, by type

Published by
M. Garside,
Dec 16, 2024

As of 2022, Brazil had some 34 billion metric tons of iron reserves, making it the leading type of mineral reserve in the country based on volume. Mineral coal trailed in second, with a reserve volume of approximately 3.8 billion metric tons that year.

Reserve volume of minerals in Brazil in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)

CharacteristicMineral reserves in 1,000 metric tons
Iron* 34,000,000
Mineral coal* 3,799,000
Aluminum (bauxite)* 2,700,000
Phosphate*** 1,600,000
Manganese** 270,000
Natural graphite* 70,000
Titanium**** 43,000
Rare earths** 21,000
Niobium** 16,000
Nickel** 16,000
Copper** 11,212
Vermiculite* 6,600
Zinc** 2,464
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Mineral reserves in 1,000 metric tons34,000,00034,000,0003,799,0003,799,0002,700,0002,700,0001,600,0001,600,000270,000270,00070,00070,00043,00043,00021,00021,00016,00016,00016,00016,00011,21211,2126,6006,6002,4642,4642,4512,4512,3192,3192,3002,30042042024524512012095957070404028283.83.82.42.4Iron*Mineral coal*Aluminum (bauxite)*Phosphate***Manganese**Natural graphite*Titanium****Rare earths**Niobium**Nickel**Copper**Vermiculite*Zinc**Chromium**Zirconium*Potassium***Tin**Uranium*****Vanadium**Lithium**Cobalt**Tantalum**Tungsten**Silver**Gold**
010,000,00020,000,00030,000,0002,500,0005,000,0007,500,00012,500,00015,000,00017,500,00022,500,00025,000,00027,500,00032,500,00035,000,00037,500,000

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Release date

October 2024

Region

Brazil

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

*Figures refer to the mineable reserves of the ore.

**Figures refer to the mineable reserves that are contained in metal.

***Figures refer to the mineable reserves in the equivalent of P2O5 or K2O

****Figures refer to the mineable reserves of ilmenite and rutile.

*****Figures refer to preliminary resource figures rather than reserves.

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