Tag: dam

Friday, January 8th 2021 - 08:39 UTC
Rupture of dam in Brazil compensation could reach US$ 5,3bn

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is hoping to win at least 28 billion reais (US$ 5.3 billion) from a compensation deal with miner Vale SA after the 2019 Brumadinho deadly dam burst, a senior state official said on Thursday.
Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 08:58 UTC
Brazil's Vale allegedly quashed efforts to audit the dam that killed 300 people

Executives at Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, quashed efforts by Brazilian authorities to audit one of the company's mining dams months before it collapsed and killed over 300 people, a state prosecutor was quoted as saying by news website G1 on Wednesday.
Saturday, January 26th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
Dam collapses in Brazil: mud sludge leaves over 200 miners missing

Brazilian rescuers were searching for some 200 missing people after a tailings dam burst on Friday at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, the second major dam disaster involving the company in just over three years.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 14:45 UTC
Green light for huge controversial hydroelectric project in Chilean Patagonia

Chile's Supreme Court Wednesday removed the last legal obstacle to building a giant 2.9 billion dollars hydroelectric complex in the Patagonian wilderness, rejecting a bid by environmentalists to block it.
Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 06:09 UTC
Brazilian judge orders halt to construction of third largest dam in the world

A judge in Brazil has ordered a halt to construction of a multi-billion-dollar dam project in the Amazon region. Judge Carlos Castro Martins barred any work that would interfere with the natural flow of the Xingu river.
Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 00:38 UTC
Overwhelming majority of Chileans reject hydroelectric project in Patagonia

Opposition to the HydroAysén dam and power line project grew throughout Chile this past week in the wake of massive demonstrations protesting the project’s approval on Monday May 9 in southern Chile.
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 09:50 UTC
Chilean protestors clash with police as regulators approve five-dam project in Patagonia

Chile approved on Monday the construction of a hydroelectric project that would flood Patagonian valleys and become the country’s biggest power generator, sparking violent protests.
Sunday, January 30th 2011 - 21:16 UTC
Work Gets Underway on Amazonian Hydro Project

Building will now begin on what will be the world's third-largest hydroelectric dam after Ibama, Brazil's environment agency, gave the go-ahead for the controversial $17 billion (£10.6 billion) project.
Monday, January 24th 2011 - 17:22 UTC
Work at Yacyreta Finalises in February

Work at the hydro-electric complex Yacyreta will finalise at the end of next month, when the dam reaches 83 metres above sea level, as stipulated in its original design, executive director of the Bi-national Entity Yacyreta (EBY) Oscar Thomas informed
Tuesday, August 24th 2010 - 03:32 UTC
Chilean Patagonia controversial dam project faces serious PR challenge

Daniel Fernandez, the new top executive for the controversial 3.2 billion US dollars HidroAysen dam project proposed for Chilean Patagonia, confirmed Sunday that the effort to convince Chileans about the project’s importance has not gone well and that the company is consulting five PR firms to help improve their marketing effort.