The Brumadinho dam disaster occurred on 25 January 2019 when a tailings dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine suffered a catastrophic failure.
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Brumadinho
Municipality in Brazil
Brumadinho is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan mesoregion and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. Brumadinho is at an altitude of 880 m. In 2020 the population was 40,666.... Wikipedia
Brumadinho is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan mesoregion and to the microregion ...
Brumadinho is known for some of its popular attractions, which include: Inhotim · Ostra Waterfall · Toca de Cima Waterfall · Serra da Calcada · Poco Encantado ...
Feb 21, 2024 · In 2019, the collapse of an iron-ore tailings dam in Brumadinho, southeastern Brazil, killed 272 people, flattened entire villages, ...
Jan 16, 2024 · The mudslide came without warning and destroyed the mine site, neighbouring settlements and a railway bridge, killing 270 people.
Jan 25, 2024 · The dam was in very poor condition and the company had known that since 2003, according to an internal report. Irresponsible drilling activities ...
Jan 16, 2024 · This study presents a mechanism in which failure is initiated within layered fine tailings or slimes beneath upstream constructed dams and ...
On 25th January 2019, the tailings dam of the Brumadinho iron mine operated by Vale S/A failed catastrophically. The death toll stood at 259 and 11 people ...
Feb 9, 2019 · A mining dam collapsed and buried more than 150 people. Now Brazil is casting an anxious eye on dozens of dams like it.