Five People Linked to Vale’s Dam Collapse Arrested in Brazil
Three Vale employees responsible for the licensing of the dam that broke in Brumadinho and two engineers from a partner...
January 29, 2019Topic
Vale
Brazil’s Oil Giant Vale Loses R$71B in Market Value After Dam Break
Brazil’s iron giant, Vale, registered on Monday the largest plunge in share value in a single day in its history,...
January 29, 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 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 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
Vale, Billiton Try to Extend Payment of R$1.2 Billion Guarantee
The companies also have to prove that leakage of waste from dam has stopped and present a plan for the...
January 10, 2017