SAO PAULO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The deadly collapse of a Vale SA's mining waste dam in Brazil was partially triggered by "a persistently high water level" that caused the structure to lose strength and ...

Vale, the Brazilian company that owns the dam that burst at one of its mines killing dozens and leaving hundreds missing, is the world’s biggest iron-ore miner – and its reputation has taken a harsh ...

Brazilian mining giant Vale on Wednesday lost its license to operate the Lanjeiras dam, vital to its biggest mine in southeastern Minas Gerais state, the firm said. The decision comes two weeks after ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - When Fabio Schvartsman took the reins of Vale SA in 2017, he suggested a motto for the world's largest iron miner, turning the page on a tailings dam disaster that hit a small ...

(Reuters) -Global miners BHP Group and Vale have offered around $1.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit in the United Kingdom tied to one of Brazil's worst-ever environmental disasters, the ...

Vale SA (VALE) has released an update. Vale SA’s Board of Directors has approved a legal agreement with Brazilian authorities to address the damages caused by the 2015 Fundão dam collapse in Mariana, ...

Those apprehended -- two executives, two managers and four members of teams that checked the stability of the collapsed dam -- were being held to determine responsibility in relation to "hundreds of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: General view from above of a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd that burst, in Mariana SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — A mining dam collapsed in southeastern Brazil on Friday, flooding a nearby community and raising fears of widespread contamination. Brazilian mining company Vale SA said in a ...