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Research raises tailings concerns

RESPONSIBLE Mining Foundation research has found that more than one year after the fatal Brumadinho tailings disaster in Brazil, the mining industry is still dragging its heels on changes.

The Brumadinho dam disaster intensified the focus on tailings storage facilities.

The Brumadinho dam disaster intensified the focus on tailings storage facilities.

The Brumadinho disaster on January 25 2019 killed 270 people. The dam was attached to Vale's Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine. Brazilian authorities have charged several executives with homicide,...

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