Brazil’s last asbestos miners are switching to rare earth minerals. Can they offer a brighter future?

The small city of Minaçu is hoping to challenge China’s dominance in servicing the global appetite for minerals key to the green energy transition

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/01/minerals-brazil-asbestos-miners-rare-earths-transition-mining

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