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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) met with representatives of the mining company Vale Base Metals and the Saudi Manara Minerals Fund, this Friday (8/08), to discuss paths for an environmental and socially responsible mining. The meeting reinforced the alignment between government and companies in the search for sustainable practices in the mineral sector, focusing on generating positive impacts on society.
For MMEs National Secretary of Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation, Ana Paula Bittencourt, the work presented by Vale demonstrates commitment to social gains. What are the gains for people? Of course these operations generate wealth, but there is the other side, which is the human being. So the minister always questions: What is the impact on society? How will this change peoples lives? Seeing mining is fundamental to us, he said.
According to Ana Paula Bittencourt, the sector still faces the challenge of communicating the relevance of the social and environmental impacts generated by responsible mining and advocates the creation of strategic partnerships to expand geological knowledge, increase mineral production and build an environment favorable to public policies of great social impact.
The Manara Minerals Saudi Fund is a partner of Vale S.A. In Vale Base Metals (VBM) - a unit responsible for copper and nickel production, critical and strategic minerals for energy transition. For VBM CEO Shaun Usmar, the relationship with Brazil goes beyond the commercial aspect. We are looking for high level operations, increasingly efficient and with expansion of training, and this involves sustainability. Its not just investment or business, it goes far and the Brazilian government has shown efficiency and care we need to take, he said.
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