📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) participated, last Monday (28), in the opening of the Expo & Brazilian Mining Congress (EXPOSIBRAM). The event, which is taking place in Belém (PA), from the 28th to the 31st of August, brings together the main entities related to the mineral sector. The MME was represented by the Director of the Department of Sustainable Development of Mining, of the National Secretariat of Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation (SNGM), Ana Paula Bittencourt.
In the opening talk show of the event, the director of the MME addressed the challenges of mining in Brazil. “Our job is to take advantage of the even more favorable environment for the growth of mining in the generation of wealth for Brazil in a way that is absolutely committed to social issues, sustainability and safety. This path increases the country's attractiveness and allows the sector to demonstrate that it has a connection with society's values”, she emphasized.
In addition to the Director, representatives from Vale, Sigma Lithium, Rio Tinto, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and the Brazilian Institute of Mining (IBRAM) participated in the debate. This Tuesday, the MME will participate in a panel on “Gold Certification: Technologies and Market”, represented by the Director of Geology and Mineral Production, José Ubaldino de Lima.
