write a short note on minning in brazil and india
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The mining industry has significant relevance to the Brazilian economy, accounting for approximately 4.2 per cent of Brazilian GDP in 2016 (the most up-to-date official data available). Since 2006, mineral exploitation has increased, reaching its production peak in 2011 with approximately US$53 billion generated in proceeds from mining activities. In 2017, Brazilian production reached US$25 billion, and the difference in comparison with 2011 is primarily owing to the decrease in mineral commodities prices, particularly iron ore, which accounts for three-quarters of Brazilian mineral production.
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Mining in Brazil is centered on the extraction of iron (the second largest global iron ore exporter), copper, gold, aluminum (bauxite-one of the 5 biggest world's productors), manganese (one of the 5 biggest world's productors), tin (one of the biggest world's productors), niobium (concentrates 98% of the known niobium ...