Metso’s new MX cone crusher is achieving notable outcomes around the world for its users.
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Beadell taps market for $51m to fund Brazilian mine upgrades
Brazilian gold miner Beadell Resources will raise up to $51 million to fund mine upgrades and exploration activities at its Tucano operation.
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BHP, Vale negotiate Samarco clean up costs
Vale, BHP Billiton Brazil and Samarco have entered a preliminary agreement with Brazil’s Federal Prosecutors’ Office over remediation fees following the Samarco tailings dam failure.
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Iluka ends Brazilian joint venture with Vale
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has abandoned plans to develop the Tapira titanium project with Vale in Brazil.
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BHP Billiton approves Samarco funding as a restart edges closer
As the Samarco joint venture considers reopening the mine, BHP Billiton has cleared US$181 million in funding for remediation work at the site.
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Aussie among employees facing homicide charges for Brazil mine disaster
An Australian is among the 21 people Brazilian prosecutors have filed homicide charges against following BHP and Vale’s Samarco mine disaster in November last year.
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Drainage and design flaws to blame for Samarco disaster: report
A report into the disastrous tailings dam burst at BHP and Vale’s Samarco mine has found drainage and design flaws to be the culprit.
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BHP publish Samarco dam failure findings
A panel commissioned to investigate the cause of BHP and Vale’s Samarco mine dam failure have released their findings.
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Are Rio Olympic medals only fools gold?
The gold medals at this year’s Summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro will be shiny and yellow but will contain hardly any gold.
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Samarco unlikely to restart by year’s end; 1000 jobs may go
Brazil’s Samarco iron ore mine is unlikely to resume production by the end of this year following the disastrous tailings dam burst last year.
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Civil lawsuit dismissed for Samarco disaster: Vale
Iron ore giant Vale SA said the 20 billion reals (AU$7.8 billion) civil lawsuit claiming damages for the Samarco mine disaster last year has been dismissed.
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BHP and Vale face new US$43 billion Samarco lawsuit
Brazilian Federal prosecutors have begun civil proceedings against BHP and Vale joint venture operation Samarco , seeking compensation for social, environmental, and economic damages.
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Septentrio delivers machine control receivers to world’s largest iron ore mine
Septentrio Americas has delivered over 40 GNSS machine control receivers for deployment at Vale's S11D Iron Project in Carajás, Brazil.
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Samarco to compensate Brazil for tailings spill tragedy
The Samarco joint venture has reached a settlement with the Brazilian government for a minimum of $US1.7 billion over six years for the tailings spill that killed 19 people last year.
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Legal action continues to mount against Samarco joint venture
Brazilian Police have accused six Samarco executives of homicide over the deaths of 19 people in the tragic Samarco Mineracao tailings dam collapse and subsequent mudslide.
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Anglo American rumoured to exit Brazil
Anglo American may make a complete withdrawal from operations in Brazil, with a number of asserts already up for sale.
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Second spill at Samarco site in Brazil
The Samarco mine in Brazil has experienced another spill at the site, only three months after the disaster that killed 17 people and caused devastation to waterways and a nearby village.
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South32 may consider acquiring Anglo’s old assets
South32 is reportedly considering bidding for US$1 billion worth of Anglo American’s unwanted assets.
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Vale to cut iron ore production
Mega iron ore miner Vale is the first of the majors to announce a reduction its iron ore production rates.
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BHP rejects claims of ‘toxic’ Samarco tailings
BHP has rejected claims by the UN that the tailings released from the Samarco Dam disaster are toxic.
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