15 May 2023 Seedlings Plantation The Brazil Iron Plan for the Recovery of Degraded Areas (PRAD) has surpassed the milestone of two thousand planted seedlings since its implementation. Nearly R$100,000 has been invested in restoring regions that currently lack vegetation and maintaining the preservation of natural resources. With the acquisition of inputs and substrates to assist in the production of […]
19 Jan 2023 No mining, no mobile For those who didn’t follow our post last week, we are starting a series called Vida sem Minação. The objective is to make people, in general, aware that mining activity is present in several areas of our lives. Some of them we didn’t even imagine. In this first text, let’s understand that, without the mining […]
17 Jan 2023 The First CAE meeting in 2023 takes place on the 25th in Bocaina The Monitoring Commission for the Mocó Mine Project will have its first meeting of the year in January. The conference will take place on the 25th Wednesday, at the building of the Community Association of Small and Mini Rural Producers of Bocaina and Tabua (ACPMPRBT). Some subjects are scheduled on the agenda, such as the […]
13 Jan 2023 Life without mining You must have already read, heard or witnessed several demonstrations trying to end mining activity. Unfortunately, these groups often convince the press, politicians and ordinary citizens. Nobody explains what would happen to our lives if there were no more iron ore extraction and other raw materials. In the coming weeks, we will bring examples of […]
11 Jan 2023 Piatã exceeds 20 thousand inhabitants, according to IBGE A preview of the 2022 IBGE census released recently points out that the population of Piatã has surpassed the mark of 20 thousand inhabitants. Compared to the 2021 figures, the growth represents around 20%. According to the Institute, the municipality has 20,098 people, against 16,864 registered in the previous year. The advance is one of […]
21 Nov 2022 Blue November With the arrival of November, we have the beginning of the Blue November campaign. Brazil Iron supports the cause and will carry out awareness activities throughout the month. The beginning of the activities took place with the employees of the maintenance sector, with clarifications on the subject. In 2011, the Institute launched Blue November in […]
19 Nov 2022 Participatory workshop On October 26, a Participatory Workshop was held with the residents of locations around the Mocó Minerário Complex. The objective was to raise the population’s real needs and expectations concerning the enterprise and identify the potentialities of these communities. The data collected aims to support the “Program to Support the Development of Rural Productive Activities […]
16 Nov 2022 Award-winning Piatã coffee Speciality coffee produced by Antonio Rigno de Oliveira Filho at Fazenda Tijuco, champion of the Cup of Excellence 2022, the world’s leading quality contest for the product. The 2002 vintage gave the family their fourth title in the competition, following 2009, 2014 and 2015 achievements. With a score of 91.41 points, out of a possible […]