2019-2-18A mining dam collapse in Brail that killed over 160 people has put the worlds largest producer of iron ore under the microscope for its safety practices. On January 25 a tailing dam at the Crrego do Feijo ore mine collapsed burying the mines administrative office and the nearby town of Brumadinho in toxic mud
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Environmental fears surround the Belo Suns gold-mining project given the recent tragedy near Mariana in the state of Minas Gerais. In November 2015 a dam burst at a mine belonging to Samarco a joint venture of mining companies BHP and Vale and poured billions of liters of waste in the Doce River killing 19 people and leaving 700
Over 120 years unregulated mining activity and lack of accountability have led to the contamination of Brailian waterways and affected local food supplies. Furthermore intensive coal extraction has changed the morphology of the land combined with improper waste disposal this increases land erosion and the instability of rivers and streams
Brails Vale Sees Samarco Mine Reopening in 2020 After 2015 Dam Tragedy October 25 2018 - 1142AM Dow Jones News Print. By Jeffrey T. Lewis SO PAULO--Iron ore giant Vale SA expects mining operations at the Samarco Mineracao SA mine site of a tailings-dam collapse in 2015 that killed 19 people to resume in 2020 chief executive officer
BRUMADINHO Brail Reuters Grief over the hundreds of Brailians feared killed in last weeks mining disaster has quickly hardened into anger as victims families and politicians say iron ore miner Vale SA and regulators have learned nothing from the recent past. By Monday firefighters in the state of Minas Gerais had confirmed 60 people
2020-7-7Brailian mining giant Vale SA has been hit with its first conviction for a rupture of a containment dam that sent a tidal wave of mining waste through a
Mining giant Vale failed to report problems at a massive tailings dam in Brail that could have averted its collapse killing hundreds a government agency said Tuesday. The January 25 dam breach in the mineral-rich state of Minas Gerais spewed millions of tons of mining waste across the countryside leaving 270 people dead or missing
2019-2-9It was one of the deadliest mining accidents in Brailian history a tragedy but not a surprise experts told The Times in an investigation into the dams collapse. All the elements of a
Mining giant Vale failed to report problems at a massive tailings dam in Brail that could have averted its collapse killing hundreds a government agency said Tuesday. The January 25 dam breach in the mineral-rich state of Minas Gerais spewed millions of tons of toxic mining waste across the countryside
Rio de Janeiro Brailian mining company Vale knew as recently as last year that some of the areas hit by last weeks deadly mining disaster were at risk if its tailings dam burst according to
Slaves were also used in mining and cattle ranching. When in 1808 the French emperor Napoleon invaded Portugal the Portuguese king escaped from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. He returned to Lisbon in 1821 but in 1822 his son Pedro declared Brail independent from Portugal and himself the
A Canadian company is planning to build the soon-to-be largest open-pit gold mine in Brail located in the heart of the Amaon forest on the banks of the Xingu river. Brailian activists NGOs and advocacy groups however are waging a legal battle over the land. Get Rid of Ads. Support us on Patreon Belo Sun Mining Corp. which
2020-7-7Brailian mining giant Vale SA has been hit with its first conviction for a rupture of a containment dam that sent a tidal wave of mining waste through a
2020-7-14But on January 25 2019 a massive dam owned by the Vale mining company at Brumadinho collapsed releasing tonnes of toxic waste into the river on which the indigenous people depended. The tragedy killed 270 people and swept away the livelihood of hundreds of others. Earlier this year Angoho and her family decided to move on for Belo Horionte
2020-7-8On June 6 federal prosecutors in Brail filed a lawsuit seeking the dismissal of the environment minister Ricardo Salles alleging countless initiatives that violate the duty to protect the
2019-2-1RIO DE JANEIRO Reuters Brails Vale VALE3.SA knew as recently as last year that some of the areas hit by last weeks deadly mining disaster were at risk if its tailings dam burst according to an internal Vale study published by a local newspaper on Friday
Mining giant Vale failed to report problems at a massive tailings dam in Brail that could have averted its collapse killing hundreds a government agency said Tuesday. The January 25 dam breach in the mineral-rich state of Minas Gerais spewed millions of tons of mining waste across the countryside leaving 270 people dead or missing
Mining giant Vale failed to report problems at a massive tailings dam in Brail that could have averted its collapse killing hundreds a government agency said Tuesday. The January 25 dam breach in the mineral-rich state of Minas Gerais spewed millions of tons of toxic mining waste across the countryside
The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brail rose to at least 40 on Saturday. Hundreds were still missing and authorities expected the death toll to rise
Rio de Janeiro Brailian mining company Vale knew as recently as last year that some of the areas hit by last weeks deadly mining disaster were at risk if its tailings dam burst according to
A Canadian company is planning to build the soon-to-be largest open-pit gold mine in Brail located in the heart of the Amaon forest on the banks of the Xingu river. Brailian activists NGOs and advocacy groups however are waging a legal battle over the land. Get Rid of Ads. Support us on Patreon Belo Sun Mining Corp. which
Last November the Fundao mining dam in Southeastern Brail burst unleashing a 50 million cubic metre tsunami of mud and mining waste which flowed across the region
2017-8-25- Mining disaster - The World Wildlife Fund says private mining expansion will risk irreversible damage both to the environment and the indigenous peoples. Its a tragedy
A Brailian court has ordered mining giant Vale to close three of its mine sites after 188 workers were infected with coronavirus a decision which is likely to benefit Australias economy and its