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Post-Córrego do Feijão : Continued Evolution of Tailings Dam Regulations in Brazil

Tailings and Mine Waste Conference (2019 : Vancouver, B.C.); University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering

The failure of Dam I at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine near Brumandinho, Brazil, on January 25, 2019, was not only shocking and devastating, but raised the industry’s radar with respect to so-called “inactive” tailings dams. With an anticipated death toll of approximately 270, this failure may be the worst industrial accident in Brazil’s history. Mere days after the failure, new regulations were imposed in the state of Minas Gerais, while a couple of weeks later, more strict regulations were proposed for tailings management within the entirety of Brazil. The public’s trust of the mining industry in Brazil has further degraded because of this failure, and hence the regulatory environment continues to evolve with a corresponding increase in regulatory controls. This paper is a sequel to a paper published in the proceedings of Tailings & Mine Waste ’18, titled “Changes to Tailings Dam Regulation in Brazil in the Aftermath of Failures,” which highlighted the post-Samarco regulatory changes.

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2024-02-15

Attribution-NonCommercialNoDerivatives 4.0 International

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/87445

Unreviewed

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