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Brazil police recommend homicide, pollution charges against Vale for 2019 dam collapseThe burst killed 270 people and caused extensive environmental damage and has prompted several parallel investigations into the miner and the inspection company.WorldNov 26, 2021
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35 of 39 workers rescued as recovery efforts continue at Sudbury, Ont. mineEvacuation efforts are continuing for four miners still underground after 39 became trapped at Vale's Totten mine in Sudbury, Ont.CanadaSep 28, 2021
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Rescue efforts underway after 39 miners trapped underground in SudburyRescue efforts are taking place as 39 miners were trapped underground for a day, the mining company confirmed.CanadaSep 27, 2021
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Vale CEO and other execs resign month after Brazil dam collapseThe resignations came after documents emerged in recent weeks showing that Vale knew it had an elevated risk of rupture and that inspectors felt they were under pressure to certify the structure as safe.WorldMar 2, 2019
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5 arrest warrants issued for Vale dam collapse in Brazil that left 65 deadBrazilian authorities have issued arrest warrants for five people in connection with a dam collapse that killed at least 65 people as it plastered part of a city with reddish-brown mud and mining waste.WorldJan 29, 2019
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Mounting anger at Vale mining as 300 still missing after Brazil dam collapseFirefighters on Monday carefully moved over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies, four days after a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighbourhoods with iron ore waste.WorldJan 28, 2019
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Search for survivors resumes in Brazil dam collapse that killed 58Brazilian officials on Sunday resumed the search for hundreds of missing people in the wake of a massive dam collapse.WorldJan 27, 2019
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40 dead, 300 estimated missing after dam holding back waste bursts in BrazilWorkers with Brazilian mining company Vale were eating lunch Friday afternoon when the dam collapsed, unleashing a sea of reddish-brown mud that knocked over and buried several structures of the company and surrounding areas.WorldJan 26, 2019
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Indigenous workers at Voisey’s Bay anxious about Vale review of nickel operationsAs part of its 60-day audit, the Brazilian miner (NYSE:VALE) has put on hold a decision about an underground expansion project at the Atlantic mine that would create more than 400 jobs and extend its life for 15 years.CanadaAug 23, 2017
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Hazardous gas leak at smelter plant in Sudbury, Ont. forces residents indoorsCity official say a hazardous gas leak reported Thursday morning at the Vale nickel mining smelter in Sudbury, Ont. has been contained.EnvironmentAug 13, 2015
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