In 2019, Brazil's figures were as follows: it was the world's largest producer of
niobium (88.9 thousand tons); the 2nd largest world producer of
tantalum (430 tons); the 2nd largest world producer of
iron ore (405 million tons); the 4th largest world producer of
manganese (1.74 million tons); the 4th largest world producer of
bauxite (34 million tons); the 4th largest world producer of
vanadium (5.94 thousand tons); the 5th largest world producer of
lithium (2.4 thousand tons); the 6th largest world producer of
tin (14 thousand tons); the 8th largest world producer of
nickel (60.6 thousand tons); the 8th largest world producer of
phosphate (4.7 million tons); the 12th largest world producer of
gold (90 tons); the 14th largest world producer of
copper (360 thousand tons); the 14th largest world producer of
titanium (25 thousand tons); the 13th largest world producer of
gypsum (3 million tons); the 3rd largest world producer of
graphite (96 thousand tons); the 21st largest world producer of
sulfur (500 thousand tons); the 9th largest world producer of
salt (7.4 million tons); besides having had a
chromium production of 200 thousand tons. In 2017, in terms of production traded throughout the Northern Region, in the
iron ore sector, Pará was the 2nd largest national producer, with 169 million tons (of the 450 million produced by the country), at a value of R$25.5 billion. Amapá produced 91.5 thousand tons. In
copper, Pará produced almost 980 thousand tons (of the 1.28 million tons in Brazil), at a value of R$6.5 billion. In
aluminum (
bauxite), Pará carried out almost all Brazilian production (34.5 of 36.7 million tons) at a value of R$3 billion. In
manganese, Pará produced a large part of Brazilian production (2.3 of 3.4 million tons) at a value of R$1 billion. In
gold, Pará was the 3rd largest Brazilian producer, with 20 tons at a value of R$940 million. Amapá produced 4.2 tons at a value of R$540 million. Rondônia produced 1 ton at a value of R$125 million. In
nickel, Goiás and Pará are the only two producers in the country, with Pará being the 2nd in production, having obtained 90 thousand tons at a value of R$750 million. In
tin, the state of
Amazonas was the largest producer (14.8 thousand tons, at a value of R$347 million),
Rondônia was the 2nd largest producer (10,9 thousand tons, at a value of R$333 million) and Pará the 3rd largest producer (4.4 thousand tons, at a value of R$114 million). There was also production of
niobium (in the form of columbita-tantalita) in Amazonas (8.8 thousand tons at R$44 million) and Rondônia (3.5 thousand tons at R$24 million), and
zinc in gross form in Rondônia (26 thousand tons at R$27 million). Pará had 42.93% of the value of commercialized mineral production in Brazil, with almost R$38 billion, Amapá had 0.62% of the value, with R$551 million, Rondônia had 0.62% of the value, with R$544 million, Amazonas had 0.45% of the amount with R$396 million, and Tocantins had 0.003% of the amount with R$2.4 million. Still in 2017, in the Midwest,
Mato Grosso had 1.15% of the national mineral participation (5th place in the country) and
Mato Grosso do Sul had 0.71% of the national mineral participation (6th place in the country). Mato Grosso had production of
gold (8.3 tons at a value of R$1 billion) and
tin (536 tons at a value of R$16 million). Mato Grosso do Sul had production of
iron (3.1 million tons at a value of R$324 million) and
manganese (648 thousand tons at a value of R$299 million).
Gemstones ,
Rio Grande do Sul. . Brazil is the world's largest producer of
agate. Rio Grande do Sul is the largest producer, with local extraction since 1830. There is also extraction in Minas Gerais and Bahia. In
aquamarine, Minas Gerais produces the most valuable stones in the world. This gem is also produced in Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Alagoas and Paraíba. The largest world producer of
amethyst is Brazil, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul mainly, and secondarily, in Bahia. The largest producer of amethyst in Brazil is the city of
Ametista do Sul, in Rio Grande do Sul. This stone was very rare and expensive worldwide, until the discovery of large deposits in Brazil, causing its value to drop considerably. Brazil was the largest producer of
diamond in the world from 1730 to 1870. Mining first occurred in the Serra da Canastra, Diamantina region, and then, in 1850, in Bahia, even dropping the price of stone worldwide due excess production. Today, Brazil produces close to 1 million carats a year, mainly in the State of Minas Gerais, but also in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Paraná and Roraima. Virtually all states in the country have diamonds. Regarding
emerald, the largest producers in the world are: Colombia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Madagascar and Brazil. It is produced in the states of Goiás, Bahia and Minas Gerais. In
garnet, Brazil is not one of the largest producers, but there is extraction in Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Paraíba, Ceará, Rondônia and Rio Grande do Norte . In Brazil there are also some
jasper in Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. Another rare stone to be found in Brazil is
opal, but there are deposits in Piauí, Bahia, Ceará and in Rio Grande do Sul.
Ruby is also rare in Brazil, being found in Bahia and Santa Catarina.
Sapphire is also scarce in Brazil, but can be found in Mato Grosso, Goiás, Santa Catarina and Minas Gerais. In the
topaz, Brazil has the most valuable variety in the world, the imperial topaz, only produced in Ouro Preto-MG. In addition, the country is the world's top producer of topaz. It is also among the world's largest producers of
tourmaline, in the states of Minas Gerais, Ceará, Goiás and Bahia. Brazil produces the rarest and most expensive variety of tourmaline in the world,
Paraíba tourmaline, which, in addition to
Paraíba, is only found in three other places in the world: in Brazil (at the state of Rio Grande do Norte) and Africa (at
Nigeria and
Mozambique). But none of them offers a higher quality stone than
São José da Batalha. In
turquoise, there is only a small production in Bahia. == Environmental Impact ==