Tag: mining giant

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's mining giant Vale was aware of problems with tailings dam that burst and killed hundreds

  

  Mining giant Vale failed to report problems at a massive tailings dam in Brazil that could have averted its collapse, killing hundreds, a government agency said on Tuesday.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors planning to file criminal charges to mining giant Vale SA

  

  Brazilian prosecutors plan to file criminal charges against Vale SA and employees of the mining giant over the deadly collapse of a mine-waste dam in January, the lead investigator told The Wall Street Journal.