Collapse of Tailings Dam in South Africa Highlights Need for Global Regulations September 23, 2022 By Nelson Banya The collapse of a tailings dam in South Africa earlier this month has put the spotlight on the need for...
UK Judges Clear Path for $7B Suit Against BHP Over Deadly Brazil Dam Collapse July 8, 2022 By Jonathan Browning and Katharine Gemmell UK judges paved the way for a group of more than 200,000 people to bring a suit against BHP Group...
Heavy Rainfall in Brazil Halts Giant Iron Mines, Triggers Concerns About Tailings Dams January 12, 2022 By Mariana Durao Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, with the world’s No. 2 producer Vale SA among companies...
Mining Giants Face Reckoning About Sexual Harassment as BHP Fires 48 Workers August 20, 2021 By James Thornhill Women still face a threat to their safety at remote mine sites across the globe. It’s a challenge the industry...
Mining Giants BHP, Vale Accused of Colluding to Cut Payouts to Victims of Dam Collapse October 26, 2020 Brazilian federal prosecutors have accused mining giants BHP and Vale of colluding with a lawyer to reduce compensation for victims...
Mining Groups Should Be Required to Buy Insurance for Tailings Dams: Report June 30, 2020 Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held...
Explosion at Anglo American Coal Mine in Australia Injures 5, Halts Production May 6, 2020 An explosion halted production on Wednesday at a coal mine run by Anglo American in Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland,...
Brazil’s Vale Knew Deadly Tailings Dam Was Unsafe as Far Back as 2003: Report February 24, 2020 By Anthony Boadle and Gram Slattery An independent investigation requested by Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA into the causes of the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster...
Public Consultation Launched to Help Set Global Standards for Tailings Dams November 15, 2019 By Barbara Lewis A six-week public consultation launched [in London] on Friday will help set global standards to improve mining safety, aiming to...
Vale’s ‘Negligence’ May Have Cost Lives, Says Brazil Mining Regulator November 12, 2019 By Jake Spring and Christian Plumb Brazil’s mining regulator on Tuesday blasted iron ore miner Vale SA for failing to disclose problems with a mining dam...