The collapse last month of a Vale dam in the same ... a tailings dam in Brazil operated by Vale SA late on Saturday, amid fears that it was structurally weak and could burst like a similar barrier ...

On Thursday, state labor courts froze more than 800 million Reais (US$ 219 million) of Vale’s assets as compensation for victims Residents devastated by a mining dam burst in Brazil that may ...

ITABUNA, Brazil--Two dams gave way in the northeastern ... authorities said on Sunday. The Igua dam, on the Verruga river near the city of Vitoria da Conquista in southern Bahia, collapsed on ...

A dam burst at a mine co-owned by Vale and BHP Billiton in southeastern Brazil on Thursday, submerging nearby homes and vehicles. Photo: Record TV ...

London-listed mining giant BHP has put forward a $25bn (£19.9bn) settlement in reparations for a 2015 disaster in Brazil when a dam burst, killing 19 people. The company responded to ...

A horse struggles in the mud at the small town of Bento Rodrigues after a dam burst on Thursday in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Brazilian rescuers searched feverishly Friday ...