Vale watching Gongo Soco as wall continues to erode
Mining News Pro - Vale said on Monday it was closely monitoring its Gongo Soco mine, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, as an embankment at the facility continues to erode, following heavy rainfall.
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Vale raises emergency watch level for its Gongo Soco mine dam after heavy rain
Mining News Pro - Brazilian miner Vale SA has raised the emergency level at the Sul Inferior dam at its Gongo Soco mine in Barão de Cocais, in the southern state of Minas Gerais, after heavy rainfall eroded the structure’s reservoir.
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Wall at Vale`s Gongo Soco pit begins gradual slide; dam holds
Mining News Pro - After months of apprehension, fragments of the northern slope of Vale’s (NYSE:VALE) Gongo Soco mine, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, has begun to gradually slide into the bottom of the open pit, reducing the risk of a new dam break, the company said on Friday.
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