mining

Its new chief executive officer will next week set out whether the commodity has a prominent future at the world’s second-largest mining company.

Iron ore, extracted through emissions-intensive mining, remains its most valuable export.

The NGO said the bill will impact everything from major new agricultural projects to mining projects to the controversial paving of a major highway in the Amazon, which will be exempt from environmental licensing.

Fracking is a method of mining that first became widespread in the US in the early 2000s, whereby a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals is injected into the ground.

He also argued that the country's vital mining sector was rebounding.