Brazil rare earth miner Viridis to sell to US, European buyers, not China
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Australian-listed rare earths miner Viridis Mining and Minerals is in advanced offtake talks with US and European buyers for its Colossus project in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, explicitly excluding Chinese interest, CEO Rafael Moreno told Reuters. The company inaugurated a rare earth research and processing center in Pocos de Caldas as it targets steady-state production by end-2028 of mixed rare earth carbonate containing neodymium and terbium.