Vale, BHP Offer $25B Settlement for Mining …
The dam collapse at the Samarco iron ore mine near the town of Mariana in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais caused a vast flow of mud and mining waste that buried a nearby village ...
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Brazil demands immediate $15.7 billion payment from Vale, …
Brazil's government on Tuesday filed a request before a federal court in Minas Gerais state asking that Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco pay 79.6 billion reais ($15.73 billion) for the ...
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Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale and Samarco of charges in …
The November 2015 dam collapse at the Samarco iron ore mine near the town of Mariana, Minas Gerais state, caused a vast flow of mud and mining waste that buried a nearby village, killing 19 people.
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Deadly anniversary: Rio Doce, Brazil's worst environmental disaster…
Nineteen people died in the Fundão mining waste disaster of November 5, 2015. Had Brazil and mining companies acted swiftly then to ban and decommission existing upstream mining tailings dams, the January 2019 Brumadinho Vale mining disaster which killed hundreds could have likely been averted.
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Mining disaster devastates Brazil region
Mining disaster devastates Brazil region on linkedin (opens in a new window) Mining disaster devastates Brazil region on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. Joe Leahy in Mariana. November 11 2015.
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Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale and Samarco of charges in …
A Brazilian court on Thursday cleared BHP (NYSE: BHP), Vale (NYSE: VALE) and their Brazilian joint venture Samarco of responsibility over the Fundão dam collapse that …
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Scientists now know how the Brumadinho dam …
In 2019, the collapse of an iron-ore tailings dam in Brumadinho, southeastern Brazil, killed 272 people, flattened entire villages, and caused widespread environmental damage.
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Senate to investigate Braskem as mine disaster looms
On Tuesday, senators will hold the first meeting of a special committee to investigate Braskem, Latin America's largest petrochemical company, whose abusive salt mining practices have led to the largest urban environmental disaster in Brazil, causing the condemnation of more than 14,000 properties in five neighborhoods of the city of Maceió.. The motion to …
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From the muddy banks of the Watu: The Krenak and the Rio Doce mining
Chapter 8 - From the muddy banks of the Watu: The Krenak and the Rio Doce mining disaster in Brazil ... The objective of this chapter is to analyze how the Krenak found themselves affected by the Rio Doce mining disaster. With this aim in mind, the first part contains brief information about the origins of the Krenak indigenous people, as well ...
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Jaguar Mining: Disaster In Brazil | the deep dive
Jaguar Mining: Disaster In Brazil December 15, 2024 3:33 PM December 14, 2024 9:35 PM Jay Lutz 0 Comments Jaguar Mining. ... JAG), who this past weekend saw a collapse occur at its Turmalina Mine in Brazil. And while there have been no injuries reported as of yet.. It looks like the incident is still going to be very costly for the company, who ...
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Third mine disaster in a decade tests ESG …
Investors were swift to dump debt of Braskem SA after the Brazilian petrochemicals maker's salt mine partially collapsed in December — a situation that has forced tens of thousands to evacuate ...
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Mining giant goes on trial in London over 2015 Brazil disaster
Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds
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BHP to review $9.7bn charges over Brazil dam failure
The Fundão dam, owned by the Samarco JV between BHP and Vale, burst in November 2015, releasing 39.2 million cubic meters of tailings waste into the Rio Doce Basin. It was Brazil's worst ...
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The 2019 Brumadinho tailings dam collapse: Possible
After 3 years of the Mariana tragedy, on 25th January 2019, another mining dam consisting of iron ore tailings failed catastrophically in the Brumadinho city, Minas Gerais State, …
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Vale: 'Several years' to recover from Brazil mine disaster
Mufulira Mine tailings disaster in Zambia in 89 killed,Harmony Gold, Merriesspruit,South Africa in 1994, 17 killed,Aberfan disaster in Wales,in 1966, 100 school children are buried alive.The list ...
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Brazil's Brumadinho dam disaster reverberates for …
Named after the local township, the Brumadinho disaster was one of Brazil's worst industrial and environmental tragedies. It sparked a reckoning not only for Vale, the Rio de Janeiro-based...
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The Unfolding Disaster in Brazil: a Warning of What's to Come
Brazilian regulators fined the company $51.6M USD for the spill and suspended operations at the mine. This disaster did not come as a surprise to community organizations and local officials who had raised concerns about the stability of the waste disposal stack in 2021. Their warnings were ignored by the company and Brazilian regulators.
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One of Brazil's largest socio-environmental and …
The Brumadinho dam failure still haunts Brazil five years on as legal battles continue. The disaster reverberated across the world in January 2019 when 272 lives were lost at the Córrego do Feijão mine site.
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Disaster governance and the role of civil society: A study of …
On January 25, 2019, the tailings dam of the Córrego do Feijão mine in the city of Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, broke, causing a disaster of great proportions. The dam, classified as "low risk" but of "high potential for damage," had been inactive since 2015 and contained about 12 million cubic meters of iron mining tailings.
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London Trial Against BHP for Role in Brazil Mining Disaster …
News London Trial Against BHP for Role in Brazil Mining Disaster Begins The long-awaited trial, fueled by litigation funding, kicked off with accusations that global mining giant BHP knew that an ...
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Mining Disasters in Brazil | Case Studies in the Environment
The ruptures of two iron ore dams in two municipalities of southeastern Brazil have caused immeasurable economic, social, and environmental damages. This case report describes the ruptures of Mariana dam in 2015 and the Brumadinho dam in 2019, as well as their causes and consequences. The companies responsible for managing the dams are Mineradora …
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BHP Seeks Brazil Growth to Emerge From Shadow of Mining Disaster
(Bloomberg) -- BHP Group, the world's biggest miner, is looking to expand in Brazil as it seeks to move on from a 2015 mining disaster.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub ...
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How BHP is facing a record London lawsuit over a Brazilian dam disaster
The largest mass lawsuit in English legal history will kick off on Monday as mining company BHP faces a multibillion-pound claim brought on behalf of about 620,000 alleged victims of one of Brazil ...
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The Mariana mining disaster
From Bento Rodrigues, the mud travelled 500kms across two Brazilian states leaving hundreds homeless and polluting the region's most important river, the Rio Doce. It affected mineral water...
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Brazil authorities expect Mariana dam disaster deal to close …
It was the biggest environmental disaster ever in Brazil. According to the newspaper, the reparation should be higher than that of the Brumadinho disaster, for which Vale paid R$37.8 billion ($7. ...
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Deadly anniversary: Rio Doce, Brazil's worst …
On November 5, 2015, the Fundão iron mine tailings dam failed, pouring 50 million tons of mud and toxic waste into Brazil's Rio Doce, killing 19 people, polluting the river, contaminating croplands, devastating fish and wildlife, and …
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Brazil state prosecutor urges Vale, BHP to settle over dam disaster
Miners Vale, BHP and their joint venture, Samarco, should strike a deal to compensate for a deadly dam disaster in 2015 or risk paying a lot more in court, the Minas Gerais state prosecutor ...
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Why are victims of a Brazil dam disaster suing miner BHP in …
The mining giant faces a potential $47bn lawsuit filed by at least 600,000 people over the 2015 mining disaster. ... The dam was operated by Brazilian mining firm Samarco, in which BHP is a ...
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London trial for BHP's role in Brazil dam collapse begins
BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) faces a potential $47 billion payout in damages over the 2015 Mariana Dam disaster in Brazil, believed to be country's most catastrophic environmental incident, as a lawsuit ...
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Brazilian Mine Disaster Leaves 58 Dead, 200 Missing
So far, 58 people are confirmed dead, with hundreds still missing and large part of the nearby mining town of Brumadinho buried in sludge. The incident is a humanitarian disaster and some worry...
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