Death threats against critics of Anglo American's Minas-Rio project in Brazil
On the eve of Anglo American’s 2018 AGM on 8 May, threats continue against critics of its Minas Rio iron ore mine in Brazil. At last year’s AGM representatives of the Churches and Mining Network from Brazil revealed that threats had been made against the...
Update on spills at Anglo American's Minas Rio mine in Brazil
A pipeline in Brazil carrying iron ore more than 500 kms from Minas Gerias State to a terminal on the Atlantic Ocean burst twice during March 2018 in the District of Santo Antônio do Grama, leading to the suspension of the use of the pipeline for at least three... Serious incident at Anglo American's operations in Minas Gerais, Brazil
On 12 March, London-based Anglo American halted iron ore production at its mine in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state after a mineral duct used to transport the product to an export terminal broke down. The impacts of the pipeline rupture were serious. This is the kind...