Brazil’s Vale, Minas Gerais State Close to US$7 Billion Disaster Settlement
Brazilian miner Vale SA and authorities in the state of Minas Gerais said on Wednesday, February 3rd, they have defined...
February 3, 2021Topic
Mining
Search Ends for People Trapped in Nicaragua Mine Collapse
Authorities in Nicaragua called off the search for people trapped in the collapse of an unlicensed gold mine in the...
December 6, 2020
Mine Collapse in Nicaragua Traps at Least 10
(AFP) A mudslide in an unlicensed gold mine in Nicaragua trapped at least 10 workers Friday, December 4th, state-run media...
December 5, 2020
Brazil’s Industrial Production Rose by 0.7 Percent in February
Brazil’s industrial production rose in February in sixteen of the twenty-six sectors surveyed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and...
April 3, 2019
Brazil Considers Allowing Mining Activity in Indigenous Land, Near Border
Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said the government is considering allowing mining activity in restricted areas such as...
March 6, 2019
Month After Brumadinho Dam Tragedy, 131 Still Missing
Exactly one month after Brazil’s most deadly mining disasters, firefighters and volunteers still search for at least 131 people still...
February 25, 2019
Brazil’s City of Mariana Refuses to Withdraw UK Samarco Lawsuit
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Mariana (MG) will not withdraw the...
November 19, 2018
Brazil’s IBAMA May Embargo Norwegian Hydro Alunorte’s Operations
Company may be faced with heavy fines and even embargo of its operations if proven that there were errors in...
February 27, 2018
Brazil Industry Registers Marginal September Increase
The 0.5 percent increase in industrial production was due to increases in the food, mining and vehicle production sectors, but...
November 1, 2016