mine tailings dam failures: 4 of 6

 Funds sought for environmental repair
MANAGEMENT

Vale needs to guarantee funds to fix Brumadinho damage

Brazilian prosecutors are seeking a BRL50 billion guarantee from Vale

18 March 2019

Mining activists stormed the PDAC 2019 convention in Toronto
ENVIRONMENT

Activists storm PDAC during sustainability talk

Sustainability leaders weigh in on building the perfect mine 'we all want to see'

05 March 2019

Vale CEO Fabio Schvartsman has stepped down temporarily
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Schvartsman steps down as Vale CEO

Vale CEO Fabio Schvartsman has stepped down in the wake of the deadly Brumadinho tailings disaster

04 March 2019

Activities have been suspended at Vale's Vargem Grande complex
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale suspends operations at Fábrica and Vargem Grande

Brazil's National Mining Agency has ordered the immediate suspension of activities at the complexes

22 February 2019

Energy Resources of Australia's tailings dam in the Northern Territory, Australia. Photo: Rio Tinto
PROCESSING

Rio Tinto discloses tailings dam details

Rio Tinto has released information on its tailings facilities

21 February 2019

 Central thickened discharge from risers at a mine in Western Australia
PROCESSING

Tailings dams: we need to start 'failing forwards'

What could and should be done to achieve better design, management and closure practices for TSFs

20 February 2019

Minas Gerais firefighters take a break during operations at Brumadinho
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

The breach of the tailings dam at Vale's Córrego do Feijão mine occurred on January 25
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale evacuates people near Mar Azul mine

Preventative measure due to uncertainty over upstream tailings dam

18 February 2019

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