The stability of Vale’s Sul Superior dam slid into a critical condition, prompting a warning siren to be activated Friday, the company said, citing an independent auditor.
About 500 people have already been evacuated February 8 from the area near the …
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The dam is located in the municipality of Barão de Cocais, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
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Canada’s Macarthur Minerals has inked a binding $4-billion life-of-mine offtake agreement with diversified major Glencore over the iron-ore at its Lake Giles project, in Western Australia.
the terms of the agreement, Glencore would acquire an average …
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The preventive measure was taken after a stress test failed to guarantee stability of the mine’s structures. Vale noted it would restart production when new studies are completed and their results are conclusive.
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Executives at Vale SA , the world’s largest iron ore miner, quashed efforts by Brazilian authorities to audit one of the company’s mining dams months before it collapsed and killed over 300 people, a state prosecutor was quoted as saying by news websit…
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Brazilian mining company Vale SA said on Wednesday it halted operations at its Alegria iron ore mine in Minas Gerais state after a "stress test" in the structures failed to guarantee stability.
Vale said the results of the test were "incon…
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Brazil-focused Centaurus Metals will re-assess the development options at its Jambreiro iron-ore project, which is fully permitted and licensed for a three-million tonne a year production.
Centaurus on Thursday said that it would update the Jambreiro …
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The idea is to speed up the exploration lifecycle and allow miners to analyse information at a much faster rate than before.
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The experts from Curtin University say the mechanism promises to be crucial for the country’s mining and petroleum sectors.
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The experts from Curtin University say the mechanism promises to be crucial for the country’s mining and petroleum sectors.
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