Brazil’s Vale CEO Says Dam Tragedies Were Wake Up Call on Safety, Green Policies October 6, 2021 By Marta Nogueira After two deadly dam disasters that made Vale SA a pariah of the global green movement, Brazil’s largest mining company...
Brazil Miner Vale, State Authorities Narrow Differences in Disaster Settlement: Reuters January 25, 2021 By Marta Nogueira Brazilian miner Vale SA and state authorities narrowed their gap in a potential settlement deal over the Brumadinho mining disaster...
TÜV SÜD Hit by ‘Significant Damages’ Claim in Germany Over 2019 Brazil Dam Tragedy January 22, 2021 German industrial inspector TÜV SÜD is facing a claim for “significant damages” in the first civil lawsuit on German soil...
Global Mining Standard Omits Ban on Upstream Dams Sought by Civil Groups June 25, 2020 A sweeping global standard that sets out how the world’s largest miners care for waste dams falls short of measures...
German Firm Quits Safety Inspection Business Following Brazilian Dam Collapse August 20, 2019 By Alexander Hübner Germany’s TÜV SÜD has pulled out of conducting safety assessments of dams after the collapse of a Brazilian dam it...