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EDITOR'S COMMENT

Aftermath of a disaster: a year on

January 25 was the one-year anniversary of the Brumadinho tailings disaster

31 January 2020

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Murder charges for 16 people connected to Brumadinho disaster

State prosecutors in Brazil have charged 16 people with murder and environmental crimes

22 January 2020

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

March in Brazil to mark year since fatal dam collapse

More than 350 people are expected to march 300km from Belo Horizonte to Brumadinho for anniversary

21 January 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Year in Review: Top stories of 2019

From tailings dam woes to M&As - 2019 was an eventful year in mining

20 December 2019

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

ENVIRONMENT

Investors, miners meet to review tailings dam safety

Data presented at summit reveals 10% of tailings storage facilities have had stability issues

01 November 2019

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale details damages for dam disaster

Vale announces compensation for workers and families of those who died in the Brumadinho disaster

17 July 2019

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Path to tailings dam standard laid out

Global tailings review lead Dr Bruno Oberle shares next steps

10 June 2019

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Buzzing Perth roundtable picks the brains of sector leaders to help shape the resources

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Navachab Gold Mine boosts recovery & cuts OPEX with STEINERT's sensor sorting technology

Navachab Gold Mine, a low-grade gold ore operation, upgrades its very low-grade ore resources using STEINERT’s suite of innovative dry sorting processes.

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Vale's circular mining vision: turning waste to value

Vale’s Bruno Pelli shares how circular practices turn mining tailings and waste into

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