Brucutu

Vale warns of possible impact on 2020 iron ore output
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale looks at tailings disposal alternatives for Brucutu

Warns of possible impact on 2020 output

02 April 2020

The aftermath of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure in Brazil
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Brumadinho dam failure due to poor drainage, according to Vale report

No warning as heavy rains compromised brittle wall structure

16 December 2019

Vale’s director of reparation and development Marcelo Klein at the company’s presentation to investors and analysts in New York
ENVIRONMENT

Vale curbs Brucutu, seeks to reclaim trust

Brazil-based miner to temporarily suspend disposing tailings in Brucutu's Laranjeiras dam

03 December 2019

 Vale’s Brucutu iron ore operations are its second largest, behind Carajás
MANAGEMENT

Vale's Brucutu works suspended, Onça Puma to restart

Stop-start woes continue in Brazil - iron ore setback, nickel restart

16 September 2019

The Brucutu mine in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil
MANAGEMENT

Vale's Brucutu gearing back up following dam burst

Brazilian operation had been idled since February

23 April 2019

Vale’s Brucutu operation in Minas Gerais
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Brazil authority cancels Vale licences

Vale's operations have been further curtailed in the wake of the deadly Córrego de Feijão disaster

07 February 2019

Seven haul trucks already run autonomously; by 2019 there will be 13 of them
MANAGEMENT

Vale's Brucutu fleet shifts to autonomous operation

Vale is now running autonomous haul trucks at the Brucutu mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil

12 September 2018

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