Vale Workers at Brumadinho Want R$5 Billion in Compensation
Representatives of workers who were victims of the break of the Feijão Dam, in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, owned by mining...
April 12, 2019Topic
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Vale to Shut Down Dams and Reduce Production in Brazil
Brazil’s mining giant announced on Tuesday that the company will eliminate ten dams similar to the one which caused the...
January 30, 2019
Mining Giant Vale Fined Over R$11B for Dam Burst in Brazil
In the wake of the Brumadinho dam disaster and while firefighters are still looking for more than 300 people missing...
January 28, 2019
Vale Sounds New Alarm to Evacuate More of Devastated Brazilian Town
In the early hours of Sunday, warning sirens were once again issued by mining giant Vale around the town of...
January 27, 2019
Dam Bursts in Brazil Burying Hundreds Under Tons of Mud
A little over three years after the worst environmental disaster registered in Brazil, another dam has broken in the state...
January 26, 2019
Brazil’s Samarco Gets Extension to Settle Dam Spill Damages
Courts gave Samarco, Vale and BHP until end of June to reach agreement on R$155 billion lawsuit for 2015 dam...
April 23, 2018 Federal Judge Suspends Criminal Charges in Brazil’s Mariana Dam Burst
Twenty-two people were accused of homicide related to the 2015 Mariana Dam burst, including executives from Samarco, Vale and BHP...
August 8, 2017
One Year After Mariana Dam Burst in Brazil Problem Persists
The burst of the Samarco dam in November 2015 which killed 19 persons and spilled chemicals over 600 km area...
November 4, 2016
Brazil Prosecutors Charge Vale, BHP With Homicide
Twenty-two people have been charged with homicide in connection with Samarco dam spill, including six foreigners.
October 21, 2016