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When being the richest miner is not enough: become the largest holder of mineral rights in Brazil

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2012 | 4:25 pm Precious Metals Europe Latin America Gold Iron Ore 

The world’s richest mining entrepreneur and wealthiest man in Brazil, Eike Batista, is now also the largest holder of mineral rights in the South American iron ore-rich area of Mato Grosso do Sul, with 9,362.98 hectares under his control. According...

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