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Brazil is one of the world´s main mining nations. It produces more than 60 mineral substances, which, comprising industrial inputs, originate, by the end of the manufacturing chain, hundreds of thousands of products to the consumer market

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False

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Most Brazilian mines operate outdoors.

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False

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CPRM is the agency that controls and inspects the mining activity performance in all national territory.

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False

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What is the most extracted mineral substance in Brazilian soils?

Niobium

Iron

Gold

Bauxite

Sand

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The electric wire is made of which ore?

Bronze

Aluminum

Copper

Gold

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Pará´s mineral industry has the country´s second largest operation. The main ores produced in the state include:

Bauxite, lime, kaolin, copper, iron, manganese and gold

Rare earths, coal, phosphate, zinc

Aggregates, potassium, uranium, nickel

Niobium, phosphate, tin, fertilizer

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What is the Brazilian state with the largest metallic mineral production?

Pará

São Paulo

Salvador

Minas Gerais

Rio de Janeiro

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What is the main fee charged from mining companies?

Financial Compensation for Mineral Resource Exploration (CFEM)

Mineral Resource Inspection Fees (TFRM

Water Resource Inspection Fees (TFRH)

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Mining cities Human Development Index (HDI) is higher than the corresponding Brazilian states.

True

False

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Brazil is one of the world´s main mining nations. It produces more than 60 mineral substances, which, comprising industrial inputs, originate, by the end of the manufacturing chain, hundreds of thousands of products to the consumer market

Most Brazilian mines operate outdoors.

CPRM is the agency that controls and inspects the mining activity performance in all national territory.

What is the most extracted mineral substance in Brazilian soils?

The electric wire is made of which ore?

Pará´s mineral industry has the country´s second largest operation. The main ores produced in the state include:

What is the Brazilian state with the largest metallic mineral production?

What is the main fee charged from mining companies?

Mining cities Human Development Index (HDI) is higher than the corresponding Brazilian states.

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