Vale Limited
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Victims go to Supreme Court against Brumadinho deal
The People Affected by Dams Association (MAB) and the Popular Sovereignty in Mining (MAM), along with left political parties PT and PSOL are seeking a Supreme Court order against the deal signed by Vale and the government of Minas Gerais, Brazil, for the…
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SUSTAINABILITY: New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm
The Global Tailings Review (GTR) has released the first ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector, with the goal of zero harm to people and the environment.…
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REPORT: Miners’ response to Brazil dam disaster still weak
More than a year after the tailings disaster at Vale’s Brazil Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine that killed 270 people, the mining industry is still slow on adopting changes needed to prevent similar catastrophes, a new study shows. According to Amsterdam-based Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF),…
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COVID-19: Coronavirus impacts spread across mining sector
As the world seemingly moves into lockdown to halt the transmission of the novel COVID-19 virus, the uncertainty and restrictions on movement are taking a toll on markets and commodities. After initially benefiting from uncertainty around the virus and peaking…
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CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Vale Inco adds to jobless woes
March 3, 2009, is another black day in the employment history of the mining industry in Sudbury, ON. That was the d…
