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Exclusive: Brazil’s Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapse

February 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company Management Issues, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EXCLUSIVE, General News, Government / Politics, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, knew last year that the dam in

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Peru’s environmental watchdog reports tailings spill from Southern Copper mine

February 10, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Base Metals, Chile, Company News, Copper, Metals and Mining (TRBC), MINING, PERU, Pollution, Precipitation, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United States, US

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Peru’s environmental watchdog said on Sunday it was investigating a tailings spill from a unit of Southern

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Chilean copper miner Codelco part-suspends operations amid heavy rain

February 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Base Metals, Chile, Company News, Copper, Emerging Market Countries, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, MINING, Precipitation, Production Status Changes, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), US, Weather Markets / Weather

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean state miner Codelco said on Friday heavy rains had forced suspension of operations at its northern

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Brazil’s Vale licenses to operate Laranjeiras dam, Jangada mine canceled

February 6, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, Iron Ore, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, Western Europe

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Wednesday the state of Minas Gerais has canceled the licenses

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Brazil’s Vale must change behavior after deadly dam bursts -solicitor general

February 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Financial Fraud / Securities Fraud, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Lawmaking, Major News, MINING, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, White Collar Crime / Fraud / Corporate Crime

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Vale needs to change its behavior, cooperate more with authorities and be more transparent

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Brazil eyes management overhaul for Vale after deadly dam disaster

January 28, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Canada, Coal (TRBC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United Kingdom, US, VALE, Video, Western Europe

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s government weighed pushing for a management overhaul at miner Vale SA on Monday as grief

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Nearly 24,000 ordered to evacuate after Brazil dam burst, 250 missing

January 27, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, Video, Western Europe

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Firefighters on Sunday called for the evacuation of some 24,000 people from the Brazilian town hit

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Second Vale dam burst in Brazil likely to curb mining risk appetite

January 26, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BRAZIL, China (PRC), Company Management Issues, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Europe, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Regulation, RISKS, SA, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United Kingdom, US, VALE, Video, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Mining company Vale’s (VALE3.SA) second dam disaster in Brazil in less than four years deals a blow

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Hundreds missing in Brazil after Vale tailings dam breaks, area evacuated

January 25, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), US, VALE

BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazil fire brigade said it was searching for about 200 people still unaccounted for after a

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Chile okays lithium miner SQM’s plan to remedy water violations

January 7, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Chemicals (TRBC), ALBEMARLE, Americas, Base Metals, Chile, Company News, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, LITHIUM, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Regulation, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), US, WATER

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the brine pools of SQM lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the

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