Where records exist
Locate rare-earth-related points and compare their distribution across Brazil's states and regions.
Where are rare earths found in Brazil?
Explore rare-earth records across different regions of Brazil. Known occurrences are concentrated mainly in Minas Gerais, Goiás, Pará, Bahia, and Amazonas — and an occurrence alone is not a mineral resource or reserve.
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Synchronizing territorial layers...
How to use and interpret this map
Open the layers panel and enable Rare-earth records to display the points. Zoom in on the region you want to explore.
Compare this view with BTR prioritized areas and the Concentration by state layer. Check which layers are enabled before interpreting the map.
Records and BTR prioritization serve different purposes. A record does not prove a mineral reserve. Green intensity represents a relative proprietary classification, not grade, legal availability or financial returns.
Evaluating a project hypothesis requires additional evidence. The BTR method combines territorial analysis with field observations, sampling and laboratory work.
Explore the BTR method and how these hypotheses are investigated.
Source for the cited territorial distribution: Brazil's National Mining Agency (ANM)
An occurrence record is not a mineral resource or reserve.
Green intensity expresses a relative proprietary classification; it does not estimate reserves, grade, legal land availability, or returns.
This map does not establish ownership, legal availability or exploration and mining permits.
Occurrences, deposits, resources, and reserves are not the same.
The map shows where records exist and how they relate to other layers. It does not turn visual proximity, a mining process, or a BTR classification into technical or economic proof.
What each point means
Distinguish an indication, occurrence, project, deposit, and production history before interpreting any concentration on the map.
How to compare the views
Toggle the available controls to distinguish rare-earth records, BTR prioritized areas and concentration by state.
What remains to be proven
Fieldwork, sampling, laboratory analysis, and technical studies determine whether a hypothesis can advance toward a resource, reserve, or viable project.