Brazil: 6 of 13

Last month’s tragedy in Brazil at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine left at least 150 people dead with more than 180 still missing.
MANAGEMENT

Heads talk tails

The ICMM moves to safeguard tailings facilities in the wake of last month's tragedy in Brazil.

28 February 2019

 TSF's in WA are carefully managed and monitored
MANAGEMENT

WA not at risk of TSF fail, department says

WA shielded somewhat from TSF risks due to gentler slopes, according to DMIRS.

26 February 2019

Minas Gerais firefighters take a break during operations at Brumadinho.
ENVIRONMENT

Brazil banning upstream tailings dams

Decision follows the recent Minas Gerais tailings dam disaster.

19 February 2019

The Correjo do Feijao tailings dam collapse was the 11th this decade.
ENVIRONMENT

Three more tailings dam failures predicted for this decade

Research points to 14 serious failures and so far there have been 11 in this decade.

12 February 2019

 Trucks idle at Brocutu as mining is halted
ENVIRONMENT

Vale makes force majeure call

Vale has stopped its operations still using upstream method dams.

07 February 2019

Vale CEO Fabio Schvartsman addressing the media.
ENVIRONMENT

Vale's clarifies tailings dam decision

Had already decommissioned nine by the time the Brumadinho disaster occurred last month.

01 February 2019

The Fundao dam, which was at the heart of the Samarco disaster, was also an upstream dam.
ENVIRONMENT

Vale decommissioning upstream tailings dams

Estimated to take three years and will stop production of 40 million tonnes per annum.

30 January 2019

The reject wave from the Corrego do Feijao tailings dam disaster is progressing at below 1kph.
ENVIRONMENT

Government mulls Vale sanctions

Miner offering to pay 100,000 Brazilian real to the families of each victim.

29 January 2019

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