ICMM has issued a statement on Vale’s tailings dam failure. That statement reads “The Brumadinho dam failure in Brazil is a human and environmental tragedy. Our thoughts are with those...
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A Netherland based researcher has analysed preliminary image data from the Vale tailings dam collapse and identified a range of failure points at the moment of the dam collapse. Dr Faraz Tehrani, a...
Vale has been officially removed from the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark following the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse. It had previously ranked in 6th place. “The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark...
As thousands of angry Brazilians march the streets of Brazil in response to Vale dam collapse and the management of the Brumadinho tailings dam risks, a video emerged today showing the moments of...
In a surprise statement, the Vale Chief Executive Officer has spoken out on the Corrego do Feijao mine tailings dam disaster. He told a press conference that there were 300 contractors and employees...
BHP Billiton has said it was unlikely the Samarco iron ore mine would reopen, after the tragic events in November 2015 when two dam bursts. “Samarco makes an important contribution to the...
A Senate inquiry into the return of the deadly black lung disease has been announced this week. Six Queensland coal miners have been diagnosed with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung...
Dust levels at a Queensland coal mine where three miners have been diagnosed with the deadly black lung disease have been recorded up to six times the legal limit. Three workers at Vale’s Carborough...
The Brazilian Government intends to sue Samarco, Vale and BHP for $7.2b for clean-up costs and damages after dams collapsed at their iron ore operation in Minas Gerais killing 13 people. According to...
The Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference 2015 has gone off with a bang, with hundreds of delegates gathering in Townsville until tomorrow. With a program packed full of safety...
