Samarco Mineração

MANAGEMENT

Samarco to restart in the coming weeks: BHP

It has been five years since Fundao tailings dam disaster in Brazil.

15 December 2020

MANAGEMENT

Samarco to restart operations next year

Vale/BHP JV licensed for reduced restart

28 October 2019

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Mining majors talk tailings

Anglo American, Glencore and BHP go into detail about their tailings dams

07 June 2019

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

BHP sued in the UK over Samarco dam disaster

BHP has been served with a US$5 billion class action lawsuit over the 2015 Samarco dam collapse

08 May 2019

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

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale to decommission upstream tailings dams

Vale has announced that it will decommission all its tailings dams built using the upstream method

31 January 2019

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Steps taken towards Samarco settlement

Vale and BHP sign agreement with Brazilian authorities regarding the Samarco tailings dam failure

28 June 2018

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

BHP, Vale get extension in dam failure talks

JV partners now have until June 25 to negotiate with prosecutors on Samarco dam failure settlements

26 April 2018

PARTNER CONTENT

Liebherr Mining continues to deliver decarbonisation solutions

Liebherr has delivered a full trolley solution in Chile and introduces the R 9600

PARTNER CONTENT

The tailings reckoning: Why the mining sector must rethink tailings risk

Why the mining sector must move from incremental change to systemic reform in how it manages, monitors and mitigates tailings risk.

PARTNER CONTENT

The Instruments Behind the Intelligence: Tailings Monitoring with Endress+Hauser

Taylor McKertich shares how Endress+Hauser’s cutting-edge sensor technologies and cloud-based platforms are enabling safer, smarter, and more sustainable tailings storage solutions. From real-time environmental monitoring to digital twins and predictive analytics, he explains how the company is helping miners future-proof their operations.

PARTNER CONTENT

Revolutionising filter press maintenance: innovation for safer, smarter tailings operations

Cory Jenson of McLanahan discusses how the QUICKCHANGE™ system is solving long-standing filter press maintenance challenges - helping mining operations improve safety, reduce downtime, and support more sustainable tailings management.

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