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Mining waste disposal: A challenging issue

The time for Mining industry to change its approach about waste disposal techniques has arrived. On January, 2019, an upstream dam collapsed in Brazil releasing a wave of red iron ore and contamina...

Death toll rises to 110 in Brazilian dam collapse: Amazing footage of the failure caught on camera

According to recent updates, about 110 people have been confirmed dead after a dam collapse in Brazil.  The facility was located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and owned by mining comp...

Fatal dam collapse in Brazil

A disastrous dam collapse in Brazil has resulted in, at least, 7 fatalities and more than 200 people missing. The incident occurred on Friday, 25 of January, 2019. The 86-meter dam was located in t...

Major earthquake on Peru-Brazil border

A M 7,1 earthquake struck the area close to Peru and Brazil border on Friday, 24 of August, according to U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor was provoked by a normal faulting at a depth of 609...

Dam Breach of Toxic Sludge

A mudslide unleased at Bento Rodrigues in southeastern Brazil, when a dam broke at a mining deposit site. At least 17 people died and 40 people are missing. A mudslide unleased at Bento Rodrigues i...