Vale backs Brazil critical minerals fund in nod to …

Vale SA is committed to investing in Brazil's first fund to support critical minerals as it seeks to diversify, the new chief of the world's No. 2 iron ore supplier said Wednesday.

Vale under scrutiny after second mine disaster in Brazil

The . dam accident that has claimed the lives of at least 65 people is a huge setback to Brazil's Vale, the world's biggest producer of steelmaking ingredient iron ore, and its chief executive ...

BHP Seeks Brazil Growth to Emerge From Shadow of Mining Disaster

(Bloomberg) — BHP Group, the world's biggest miner, is looking to expand in Brazil as it seeks to move on from a 2015 mining disaster. Most Read from Bloomberg Hong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese Influx How California Sees the World, and Itself City Hall Is Hiring American Institute of Architects CEO Resigns […]

Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale and Samarco of charges in …

A Brazilian court on Thursday cleared BHP (NYSE: BHP), Vale (NYSE: VALE) and their Brazilian joint venture Samarco of responsibility over the Fundão dam collapse that …

Senate to investigate Braskem as mine disaster looms

On Tuesday, senators will hold the first meeting of a special committee to investigate Braskem, Latin America's largest petrochemical company, whose abusive salt mining practices have led to the largest urban environmental disaster in Brazil, causing the condemnation of more than 14,000 properties in five neighborhoods of the city of Maceió.. The motion to …

Mining Disasters in Brazil | Case Studies in the Environment

The ruptures of two iron ore dams in two municipalities of southeastern Brazil have caused immeasurable economic, social, and environmental damages. This case report describes the ruptures of Mariana dam in 2015 and the Brumadinho dam in 2019, as well as their causes and consequences. The companies responsible for managing the dams are Mineradora …

Brazil's worst mining disaster: Corporations must be …

Besides the disaster's serious human and socioeconomic tolls, we estimate the regional loss of environmental services to be ~US$521 million per year. Although our estimate is conservative, it is still six times higher than the fine imposed on Samarco by Brazilian environmental authorities. ... We estimate that at least 126 mining dams in Brazil ...

Vale: 'Several years' to recover from Brazil mine disaster

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Brazil victims of mining disaster take BHP to court in …

Victims of Brazil's worst environmental disaster have turned to a United Kingdom court for compensation, almost nine years after tonnes of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway ...

Brazil's worst mining disaster: Corporations must be …

We estimate that at least 126 mining dams in Brazil are vulnerable to failure in the forthcoming years. Any such event could have severe social-environmental consequences, underscoring the need for effective disaster-management strategies for large-scale mining operations. ... Brazil (A) before and (B) after the disaster (red circle). Also ...

Third mine disaster in a decade tests ESG boundaries in Brazil

Investors were swift to dump debt of Braskem after the Brazilian petrochemicals maker's salt mine partially collapsed in December — a situation that has forced tens of thousands to evacuate ...

BHP Seeks Brazil Growth to Emerge From Shadow of Mining Disaster

(Bloomberg) -- BHP Group, the world's biggest miner, is looking to expand in Brazil as it seeks to move on from a 2015 mining disaster.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub ...

(PDF) Mining Disasters in Brazil

The ruptures of two iron ore dams in two municipalities of southeastern Brazil have caused immeasurable economic, social, and environmental damages.

Vale, BHP Offer $25B Settlement for Mining …

The dam collapse at the Samarco iron ore mine near the town of Mariana in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais caused a vast flow of mud and mining waste that buried a nearby village ...

Mining Disasters in Brazil | Case Studies in the Environment

The ruptures of two iron ore dams in two municipalities of southeastern Brazil have caused immeasurable economic, social, and environmental damages. This case report …

Brazil environmental disaster victims take case …

Victims of Brazil's worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday. ... almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and …

Mining disaster devastates Brazil region

Mining disaster devastates Brazil region on linkedin (opens in a new window) Mining disaster devastates Brazil region on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save. Joe Leahy in Mariana. November 11 2015.

Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale and Samarco of charges in …

The November 2015 dam collapse at the Samarco iron ore mine near the town of Mariana, Minas Gerais state, caused a vast flow of mud and mining waste that buried a nearby village, killing 19 people.

One of Brazil's largest socio-environmental and …

The Brumadinho dam failure still haunts Brazil five years on as legal battles continue. The disaster reverberated across the world in January 2019 when 272 lives were lost at the Córrego do Feijão mine site.

Mining giants told to pay $9.7bn over Brazil dam disaster

A federal judge in Brazil has ordered mining giants BHP, Vale and their Samarco iron ore joint venture to pay 47.6bn reais ($9.67bn) in damages over a deadly dam burst in 2015.

After two collapses, a third Vale dam at 'imminent risk of …

This was the site in 2019 of Brazil's deadliest mining disaster, when a tailings dam at Vale's Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine collapsed, killing nearly 300 people. The cause of the dam's ...

Third mine disaster in a decade tests ESG …

Investors were swift to dump debt of Braskem SA after the Brazilian petrochemicals maker's salt mine partially collapsed in December — a situation that has forced tens of thousands to evacuate ...

Brazilian Mine Disaster Leaves 58 Dead, 200 Missing

So far, 58 people are confirmed dead, with hundreds still missing and large part of the nearby mining town of Brumadinho buried in sludge. The incident is a humanitarian disaster and some worry...

The Mariana mining disaster

From Bento Rodrigues, the mud travelled 500kms across two Brazilian states leaving hundreds homeless and polluting the region's most important river, the Rio Doce. It affected mineral water...

Deadly anniversary: Rio Doce, Brazil's worst …

On November 5, 2015, the Fundão iron mine tailings dam failed, pouring 50 million tons of mud and toxic waste into Brazil's Rio Doce, killing 19 people, polluting the river, contaminating croplands, devastating fish and wildlife, and …

Why Did the Dam in Brazil Collapse? Here's a Brief Look.

On Jan. 25, a mining dam that sat above Brumadinho, a large town in southeastern Brazil, collapsed and unleashed a tidal wave of waste and mud that engulfed homes, businesses and residents in its ...

The Mariana mining disaster

The Mariana mining disaster, as it has come to be known, disrupted the lives of thousands and caused untold environmental damage. 500 km of destruction . A view of the now reddish-brown river Rio Doce in Barra Longa, 70kms away from the disaster zone. ... The worst environmental disaster Brazil has ever seen.

Jaguar Mining: Disaster In Brazil | the deep dive

Jaguar Mining: Disaster In Brazil December 15, 2024 3:33 PM December 14, 2024 9:35 PM Jay Lutz 0 Comments Jaguar Mining. ... JAG), who this past weekend saw a collapse occur at its Turmalina Mine in Brazil. And while there have been no injuries reported as of yet.. It looks like the incident is still going to be very costly for the company, who ...

Scientists now know how the Brumadinho dam …

In 2019, the collapse of an iron-ore tailings dam in Brumadinho, southeastern Brazil, killed 272 people, flattened entire villages, and caused widespread environmental damage.

London trial for BHP's role in Brazil dam collapse begins

BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) faces a potential $47 billion payout in damages over the 2015 Mariana Dam disaster in Brazil, believed to be country's most catastrophic environmental incident, as a lawsuit ...

How BHP is facing a record London lawsuit over a Brazilian dam disaster

The largest mass lawsuit in English legal history will kick off on Monday as mining company BHP faces a multibillion-pound claim brought on behalf of about 620,000 alleged victims of one of Brazil ...

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