Five years ago, on January 25, 2019, Brazil witnessed its second devastating mine dam collapse in the space of four years. The Brumadinho dam disaster left an indelible mark on the landscape of Minas Gerais and on our collective consciousness, reminding us of the...
At our 3rd Resisting Mining Book Club, we launched a new children’s book – Droplet and Wagtail’s Tailings Tale! Recorded on 7 July 2021 Join us as we launch Droplet & Wagtail’s Tailings Tale! Originally published in Galician as A Mina...
Blog by LMN Volunteer Ella Hopkins Fundão dam at the Samarco mine in 2013 BHP has resumed its operations at the Samarco mine, five years after the 2015 Fundão dam disaster which killed 20 people, destroyed 3 villages and polluted over 600km of rivers with toxic mine...
Key points The Fundão dam at the Samarco mine (owned by Vale & BHP), Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, collapsed on 5 November 2015. 20 people died, 3 villages were destroyed and over 600km of waterways were polluted with toxic mine waste. The aftermath of this...
