The New Battle for Critical Minerals in the Amazon
Brazil · Latin America + Caribbean region
Single-source report, not yet corroborated. <p>In the Amazon, where criminal organizations have spent decades building networks dedicated to drug trafficking, illegal gold mining, and smuggling, a new economic frontier is emerging. As global demand rises for critical minerals used in batteries, semiconductors, defense systems, artificial intelligence, and clean energy technologies, resources such as coltan, cassiterite, nickel, lithium, niobium, and rare […]</p>
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