Serra Verde was featured in Minérios & Minerales Magazine for its role in positioning Brazil as a key player in the global rare earth elements market.
The article highlights that, with the growing global demand for critical minerals—essential for energy transition technologies such as batteries, electric vehicles, and wind turbines—Brazil holds the third-largest rare earth reserves in the world, according to ANM (National Mining Agency).
In this context, Serra Verde emerges as a major industry leader, having launched commercial production of rare earth elements from ionic clays—a pioneering innovation in Brazil. The company has already begun commercial operations and is working toward doubling its extraction and processing capacity by 2030. Since this is the first operation in the country dedicated to extracting rare earth elements from ionic clays, it represents a major milestone that could position Brazil among the top five global producers in the coming years.
The article also highlights the participation of Pedro Burnier, Director of ESG, Strategy, and Corporate Affairs at Serra Verde Mining, during EXPOSIBRAM 2024 – Brazil Mining | Expo & Congress, held in September in Belo Horizonte. During the event, Burnier presented an overview of the company’s operations, showcasing its relevance in the critical and strategic minerals sector as the first commercial producer of rare earth elements in Brazil.
Additionally, the article mentions the international recognition Serra Verde received after being included in the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) list of critical projects—a global initiative formed by 14 countries and the European Union. This recognition highlights Serra Verde’s commitmentto contributing to the global energy transition and Brazil’s sustainable development.
