Córrego do Feijão: 3 of 4
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Tailings dams: we need to start 'failing forwards'
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20 February 2019
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL
Brazil goes ahead with upstream tailings dam ban
Brazil has banned upstream tailings dams like the Feijão structure that collapsed last month
19 February 2019
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL
Vale evacuates people near Mar Azul mine
Preventative measure due to uncertainty over upstream tailings dam
18 February 2019
EDITOR'S COMMENT
We need to talk about tailings
My first thought when reading the news on January 26: "How has this been allowed to happen again?"
15 February 2019
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL
Brazil mining authority plans to ban upstream tailings dams
ANM is set to issue an administrative order to either remove upstream tailings dams or convert them
11 February 2019
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL
Communities evacuated in Minas Gerais as a precaution
Vale and ArcelorMittal are both evacuating communities near upstream tailings dams in Minas Gerais
08 February 2019
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
TECHNOLOGY
Safety concerns bring IoT sensor tech into focus
Stricter regulation of mine environmental standards will increase market pull for IoT technology
04 February 2019
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