Brazilian miners kissing deadline for upstream tailings removal: group

The Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais (Fiemg) in Brazil is reportedly claiming that mining operators in the region are running out of time to remove tailings dams using upstream designs and could miss the deadline entirely. The group told Reuters it is seeking the removals because of the trend of past collapses of the dams, including…

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Vale’s Minas Gerais ops partially reopen after Brazil rains

After halting some of its mines in Brazil on a deluge of rainfall in the country that lead to potential hazards and logistics issues, Vale has confirmed the partial and gradual restart of work in Minas Gerais. The miner said 17 January that it has re-established safety conditions, and thus resumed the Southeastern System, the trains transit on the Estrada…

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