Vale said the Sul Superior dam, located just 1.5 km from the mine, remains intact and that it continues to be monitored 24/7 via radar, drones and a robotic station capable of detecting the slightest movements.
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Vale said the Sul Superior dam, located just 1.5 km from the mine, remains intact and that it continues to be monitored 24/7 via radar, drones and a robotic station capable of detecting the slightest movements.
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Risk of a new dam break as a consequence of an unstable embankment at Gongo Soco open pit, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, are now minimal, said Vale.
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Increasing supply worries after Vale warns of another dam burst.
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The group action suit describes in detail a series of failures and errors of judgment over several years leading to the collapse of the Fundao tailings dam in 2015, owned by the Samarco joint venture between BHP and Vale.
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The credit ratings and research division of the Fitch Group says producers should take advantage of the current environment of lower supply, healthy demand and higher prices.
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The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007 and is expected to churn out about 54,500 tonnes of the red metal and 100,000 ounces of gold this year.
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Vale SA has opened negotiations with prosecutors and families of victims of the deadly January dam disaster.
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Move is aimed at providing a tool for institutional investors to assess the risk from their holdings in mining companies.
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The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma’s Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.
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