Is the extractive sector really favorable for the Pan Amazon’s economy?

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Is the extractive sector really favorable for the Pan Amazon’s economy?

The Pan Amazon is a significant source of several key industrial commodities. Global markets are not overly dependent on the region; nonetheless, production from Amazonian mines is not insignificant. Development of mineral resources is a decades-long process and, if the extractive sector were to abandon the region, as proposed by some environmental advocates, the global economy would find other geographies to supply these essential minerals. Oil…