Brazil may cancel, pay for 'strategic' mine rights

Posted on June 27, 2012 at 07:38 AM EDT

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 27 (Reuters) - Brazil is considering cancelling some mineral rights in areas considered "strategic" and compensating mining companies for prospecting work done on those claims, high-level Brazilian government and mining industry officials told Reuters.

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