Vale ordered to halt operations at two more dams

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A Brazilian court has ordered Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, to suspend operations at two more dams. The court demanded the company to prove the structures are stable, as part of a series of such orders forcing Vale to halt operations, following an accident in the company’s facilities in January that killed about 300 people.

On 25 January, Vale’s dam collapsed releasing a huge mudslide that killed hundreds of people and forced dozens out of their homes, in the town of Brumadinho....

https://safety4sea.com/vale-ordered-to-halt-operations-at-two-more-dams/

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