{"id":1101250,"date":"2019-02-21T14:09:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T14:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=972644"},"modified":"2019-02-21T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T14:09:13","slug":"brazil-mining-authority-halts-two-vale-complexes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1101250","title":{"rendered":"Brazil mining authority halts two Vale complexes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazil’s mining agency (ANM) has ordered Vale (NYSE:VALE) to suspend operations<\/a> at its Fabrica and Vargem Grande complexes, as part of an ongoing crack down following last month’s deadly dam break<\/a> at the iron producer\u2019s Corrego do Feij\u00e3o mine.<\/p>\n

The Rio de Janeiro-based company said the ANM\u2019s decision was made in light of a possible failure of five dams at both complexes, which are located in Minas Gerais, the same state where the Feij\u00e3o mine dam collapse last month killed over 300 people.<\/p>\n

Since last month dam collapse, the second such accident involving Vale in about three years, both authorities and companies have stepped up scrutiny of so-called upstream dams, the cheapest but generally regarded as the riskiest method to storage mine waste.<\/p>\n

While Vale said it was abiding by the regulator’s decision, it has asked the agency for permission to dismantle the dams, while continuing some operations to limit impacts on production.<\/p>\n

In a separate statement<\/a>, Vale said it would pay adult residents in Brumadinho, the Brazilian town affected by the Feij\u00e3o dam collapse, a total of 12,000 reais ($3,227.02) as compensation for the damage. The sum is roughly equivalent to 12 monthly minimum wages in Brazil.<\/p>\n

The world’s biggest iron ore miner also committed to pay half that amount for every teenager and 25% for every child, but didn\u2019t \u00a0specify when those payments would begin.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week Brazil\u00a0banned new upstream mining dams<\/a>\u00a0and ordered the decommissioning of upstream waste dams by August 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a>\u00a0for complete coverage of the dam burst at Vale’s C\u00f3rrego do Feij\u00e3o mine.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Decision was made in light of a possible failure of five dams at both complexes, which are located in Minas Gerais, the same state where the Feijão mine dam collapsed last month, killing over 300 people. <\/p>\n

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