Four people from the German consulting group Tüv Süd, company that certified the safety of Vale’s dams, were also detained.
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The Responsible Mining Foundation says many of the world’s largest mining companies are not able to ‘know and show’ how effectively they are addressing the risks of tailings dam failure and seepage.
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Measure comes two weeks after another Vale dam burst in Brumadinho town, also in Minas Gerais state, killing at least 157 people, with nearly 200 still missing and feared dead.
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Analysts believe the price surge lines up with the market halting up to 40 million metric tonnes of Vale’s iron ore production.
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Brucutu, which has an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of iron ore, is Brazil’s second largest mine, behind Vale’s Carajás.
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A video shows the exact moment when a dam at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão mining complex burst.
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Argument is being harshly criticized by experts and locals, who believe the law-enforced audible could have saved lives.
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The financial penalties related to the dam collapse may prove even larger than those for Samarco.
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Funds expected to be used as compensation for the victims of last week’s tailing burst, which killed at least 99 people.
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Vale production cuts could have “outsized” impact in shorter term with spot prices predicted to return to $100-plus per tonne in summer.
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