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AMERICAS

Vale's $17m fine for Brumadinho upheld

Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice makes ruling

01 May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

Rescuers searching for miners missing after gold mine accident in Turkey

A landslide swept through the area that is home to the Çöpler gold mine

13 February 2024

MANAGEMENT

El Domo earns 'milestone' water permit

The El Domo team is also awaiting a tailings dam facility review

03 October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

AngloGold Ashanti finds crack in Brazil unit tailings dam

AngloGold Ashanti will temporarily suspend activities after finding a crack in a tailings dam.

24 October 2022

PROCESSING

BHP completes expansion of Chile tailings dam

The tailings dam was waterproofed as it was expanded.

10 January 2022

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale starts 'decharacterisation' of tailings dams

All activities will be fully executed remotely using unmanned equipment from a control centre.

05 July 2021

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Reynolds Soil Technologies targets tailings

After water recovery and evaporation comes compaction, and then dry tails require dust suppression.

12 January 2021

GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Vale activates emergency protocol for another dam

Level one emergency protocol for Barragem 5 tailings dam.

30 July 2020

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