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Vale faces hard task to rebuild trust after Brazil dam disaster

Tragedy that killed 251 was the second fatal mining disaster in the same state in 4 years ... collapse of Dam 1 at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine. ... Brazil's worst-ever environmental ...

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'The river is dying': the vast ecological cost of Brazil's …

The Brazilian government has been urged to step up punishments for environmental crimes after the deadliest mining disaster in decades. The torrent of mud and iron ore tailings that engulfed the ...

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Mining Environmental Disasters in North and South …

Therefore, the environmental and social responsibility of mining operators includes protection of the air, land, water, and humans by sustainable mining practices …

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A year after Brazil mining dam collapse, CEO faces homicide …

Exactly one year ago Saturday, a Brazilian dam operated by iron ore miner Vale gave way to a tsunami of 9.7 million cubic meters of mining sludge that buried part of a town and killed 270 people.

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20 of the Biggest Environmental Disasters in History

In November 2015, the Fundão tailings dam at Brazil's Samarco Mariana Mining Complex suffered a failure, resulting in flooding that devastated villages downstream, killing 19 people. The damage …

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Surge in global metal mining threatens vulnerable ecosystems

Except for bauxite, iron and manganese, which are listed as ores (gross weight), metal production is reported as metal content (net weight). In order to construct a homogeneous measure of extracted crude ore that is used as an input from the natural environment to the economic system, we applied country- and commodity-specific …

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Mining activity in Brazil and negligence in action

Brazil is the second-largest producer of mineral ores in the world (National Minerals Information Center/ U.S. Geological Survey, 2017).This prominent position in the global market comes with a downside, the immense environmental liabilities generated along the production chain (Mechi and Sanches, 2010).Tailings storage facilities (TSF), …

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Iron Ore Statistics and Information | U.S. Geological …

By National Minerals Information Center. Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity iron ore. Iron ore is a mineral …

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IRON ORE1

pelletizing plants) in Michigan and Minnesota shipped 98% of domestic usable iron ore products, which were consumed in the steel industry in the United States. The remaining …

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Brazil dam disaster: firm knew of potential impact months in …

S ix months before a dam containing millions of litres of mining waste collapsed, killing 19 people in Brazil 's worst environmental disaster, the company operating the mine accurately predicted ...

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Hundreds still missing following Vale's dam break in …

Brazil's National Mining Agency on Saturday ordered Vale to suspend operations at the mine and Minas Gerais state prosecutors entered a motion to freeze 5 billion reais ($1.3 billion) in the ...

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Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to …

Mining company Rio Tinto received ministerial consent to destroy or damage the site in 2013 under WA's outdated Aboriginal heritage laws, which were drafted in 1972 to favour mining proponents.

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'Unequal exchange' for Brazil community in shadow of Anglo American mine

In 2018, the U.N. warned Brazil about threats to six working-class families in Conceição do Mato Dentro after they filed a lawsuit against the operations of Anglo American Iron Ore Brazil S.A ...

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U.S. bans mining in parts of Minnesota, dealing latest blow to

The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday blocked mining in part of northeast Minnesota for 20 years, the latest blow to Antofagasta Plc's Twin Metals copper and nickel mining project but a step ...

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The Environmental Problems Caused by Mining | Earth.Org

For example, the deforestation of primary forests caused by mining for iron ore in the tropical rainforests of Gabon is likely to leave more devastating and longer term ecological damage compared to mining iron ore in the deserts of northern Australia.

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Acid drainage: the global environmental crisis you've never heard of

Geamana is one of Romania's greatest ecological disasters, surpassed only in 2000 when a gold mine in Baia Mare in the north of the country spilled an estimated 100 tonnes of cyanide into a river.

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Metal concentrations and biological effects from one of …

25 Altmetric. Metrics. This article has been updated. Abstract. The rupture of the Brumadinho mining tailings dam in Brazil is considered one of the largest mining …

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Vale under scrutiny after second mine disaster in Brazil

The . dam accident that has claimed the lives of at least 65 people is a huge setback to Brazil's Vale, the world's biggest producer of steelmaking ingredient iron ore, and its chief executive ...

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Copper-Nickel Studies and Non-ferrous Mining

The northeast region of Minnesota, often referred to as the "Iron Range," has a history of iron ore mining dating back to the 1880s. While the focus of mining to date has been iron deposits (known as "ferrous mining"), the ores also contain a variety of precious metals including copper and nickel. ... U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Environmental ...

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An Overview of Mining and the Environment in Western Australia

Mining in Western Australia has been dominated by a select group of commodities, initially gold in central WA from the 1890s, followed by the rise of iron ore, nickel, and bauxite–alumina in the 1950s–1960s. Other commodities have also made important contributions, such as mineral sands, diamonds, coal and base metals.

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Mining and Water Quality | U.S. Geological Survey

The primary methods used to extract minerals from the ground are: Underground miningSurface (open pit) miningPlacer mining The location and shape of the deposit, strength of the rock, ore grade, …

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Mine tailings dam failures major cause of environmental disasters…

In Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on November 5, 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed releasing 50 million tons of toxic iron tailings into the Doce River – the nation's worst environmental disaster ever.

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Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Mining …

Small, low-capacity mines have rapidly disappeared. In 2000, twelve iron ore production complexes with 12 mines, 10 concentration plants, and 10 pelletizing plants were …

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Vale dam disaster: $7bn compensation for disaster victims

Communities hit by a dam disaster in Brazil two years ago which killed 270 people will get a $7bn (£5bn) payout. The Brumadinho dam contained waste from an iron ore mine but gave way, unleashing ...

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Brazil's mining tragedy: was it a preventable disaster?

T he recent collapse of a mining dam in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is one of the biggest environmental disasters in the country's history. Apocalyptic images of communities swallowed by ...

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EPA wants iron miners in Minnesota, Michigan to slash

The six iron ore processing plants in northeastern Minnesota would be required to cut their emissions by 57% by the end of 2026. They're the largest source of mercury pollution in Minnesota ...

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How can metal mining impact the environment?

Material adapted from: Hudson, T.L, Fox, F.D., and Plumlee, G.S. 1999. Metal Mining and the Environment, p. 7,20-27,31-35,38-39. Published by the American Geosciences Institute Environmental Awareness Series. Modern mining operations actively strive to mitigate potential environmental consequences of extracting metals, and such operations are …

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Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022

Prepared by Cris Candice Tuck [(703) 648–4912, [email protected]] IRON ORE1 (Data in thousand metric tons of usable ore unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and …

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Michigan, Minnesota iron miners required to cut emissions by …

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a requirement for Minnesota and Michigan iron mining operations to cut their emissions by 57% come the end of 2026.

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Can a Carbon-Emitting Iron Ore Tycoon Save the Planet?

From around 2006 to 2008, the company built a new mine capable of producing 45 million tons of iron ore per year, along with the railway connected to Port Hedland, where the ore is gathered and ...

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Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Mining Industry 4

4.1.1 Iron Ore Mining There are two basic methods of mining iron ore. These are: • Surface mining or open-pit mining • Underground or shaft mining To be competitive, iron mining must be done on a very large scale. Surface mining is the preferred choice, although there are exceptions. Small, low-capacity mines have rapidly disappeared.

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Brazil dam collapse: 10 bodies found and hundreds missing

Chance of finding survivors 'minimal' after tailings dam at iron ore mine bursts. Dom Phillips in Pacaraima. ... killing 19 people in what was Brazil's worst environmental disaster. That dam ...

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Brazil's Vale creates company to sell sand from iron ore tailings

The mining giant in recent years was involved in two tailings dam collapses in Brazil that left hundreds dead and caused serious environmental damage, leading it to search for ways to reduce its ...

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