{"id":1133080,"date":"2019-08-16T14:57:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T19:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=999540"},"modified":"2019-08-16T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T19:57:08","slug":"vale-carries-out-construction-work-on-emergency-level-dams-in-minas-gerais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1133080","title":{"rendered":"Vale carries out construction work on emergency-level dams in Minas Gerais"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vale announced this week it is carrying out three impoundment projects in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in areas downstream of the Sul Superior in\u00a0Bar\u00e3o\u00a0de\u00a0Cocais, B3\/B4 at Macacos in Nova Lima, and Grupo dams near the community of S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo do\u00a0Ba\u00e7\u00e3o, in\u00a0Itabirito.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The construction work is expected to be complete by early 2020, and the project includes de-characterization of nine dams, amounting to R$7.1 billion ($1.78 billion), <a href=\"http:\/\/saladeimprensa.vale.com\/en\/Paginas\/Articles.aspx?r=Vale_carries_out_construction_work_to_improve_community_safety_near_Level_3_classified_dams&amp;s=Mining&amp;rID=1280&amp;sID=6\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vale said in a media release. (opens in a new tab)\">Vale said in a media release.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The impoundment structures will be able to retain tailings from dams in an extreme breach scenario. Sul Superior, B3\/B4, Forquilha I and III dams are all classified at Emergency Level 3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Forquilha II and Grupo dams are classified at Emergency Level 2 and Forquilha IV dam has the Stability Condition Statement, but its operation was shutdown to comply with a request from the Brazil&#8217;s National Mining Agency that, in February, suspended the operation of F\u00e1brica mine, where these dams are located.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The impoundment project&nbsp;for the B3\/B4 dams at Macacos is expected to be complete by December 2019.\u202fIn&nbsp;Bar\u00e3o&nbsp;de&nbsp;Cocais, emergency work has already been completed and the constructed barriers will reduce the flooding speed in case of a breach, Vale said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The main works will be a concrete impoundment structure located 6km downstream of the 36-meter-high and 306-meter-long&nbsp;dam, and&nbsp;will also be complete by December.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The construction projects are aimed to improve community safety, after the deadly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/tragic-deja-vu-vales-dam-break-leaves-dozens-of-brazilians-under-mud\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dam burst in Brumadinho in January<\/a>&nbsp;this year, which killed more than 300 people and caused extensive property and environmental damage in the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The construction work is expected to be complete by early 2020, and the project includes de-characterization of nine 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