BHP says Vale must share damage costs in Fundao dam collapse lawsuit
Mining News Pro - Although Samarco, a joint venture between BHP and Vale, operated the dam, the class action involving around 200,000 people does not name Vale.
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SEC sues Vale for false claims tied to Brumadinho dam collapse
Mining News Pro - US securities regulators sued Vale SA, one of the world’s largest iron ore miners, for allegedly making false claims about safety before the January 2019 collapse of its Brumadinho dam that killed 270 people.
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Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance
Mining News Pro - Not so long ago, those involved in mining and exploration could attend a conference, like [last] week’s Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup, without ever hearing about “ESG” – the guidelines for being socially and environmentally responsible.
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Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance
Mining News Pro - The dam collapse at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão mining complex in Brazil, which killed almost 300 people two years ago, could have been foreseen with the right monitoring technology.
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Small tailings dam collapses in Ecuador, communities denounce pollution
Mining News Pro - A small tailings dam associated with a mine run by Ecuadorean firm Austro Gold has collapsed, Ecuador`s government said on Friday, sending mining waste into a nearby river.
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Experts blame Vale’s deadly dam collapse on drainage issues
Mining News Pro - A deadly dam collapse at one of Vale’s iron ore mines in Brazil, which left at least 270 dead, was the result of mainly drainage problems, which caused “persistently high water levels” that weakened the facility’s walls, a report by a panel of experts appointed by the company’s legal advisers says.
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Dam collapse kills at least 15 gold miners in Siberia
Mining News Pro - At least 15 gold miners were killed on Saturday when a dam collapsed, flooding an artisanal mining encampment in a remote part of Siberia, officials said.
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BHP slapped with record lawsuit over Brazil dam collapse
Mining News Pro - BHP has been hit with the largest damages claim in British legal history through a group action lawsuit seeking $US5 billion ($7.2 billion) over the 2015 Fundão dam collapse in Brazil.
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Brazil’s deadly dam collapse pushes miners to set global rules for tailings
Mining News Pro - The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), a London-based industry group representing 27 major companies, said Tuesday it would set an independent panel of experts in charge of developing a global standard for tailings facilities to be followed by its members.
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Death toll rises to 58 as hope dims after Brazil dam collapse
Mining News Pro - Brazilian rescuers searched into the night on Sunday for hundreds of people missing after a burst mining dam triggered a deadly mudslide, as the death toll rose to 58 and was expected to keep climbing more than two days after the disaster.
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