Brazilian authorities arrested eight employees of mining giant Vale on Friday over a dam collapse at one of its mines three weeks ago that killed at least 166 people and left 147 missing, presumed ...

A decade after Brazil’s 2015 Fundão dam collapse, research shows bananas grown near the Doce River estuary may contain ...

LONDON — A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major ...

The concentrations of lead and other toxic elements exceed FAO limits for children and could pose long term health issues.

Seven years after a dam holding mining sludge collapsed in Brumadinho, southeastern Brazil, killing 272 people, mining giant Vale and its partner Itaminas are resuming operations at the very same ...

When Brazil’s Mariana dam collapsed on 5 November 2015, Alinne Ribeiro’s husband was swept away in a cascade of mud and water. It was an environmental catastrophe which caused untold devastation in ...

Vale, the Brazilian company that owns the dam that burst at one of its mines killing dozens and leaving hundreds missing, is the world's biggest iron-ore miner - and its reputation has taken a harsh ...

On Monday, BHP was denied permission to appeal a London court verdict that found the mining company accountable for the 2015 dam collapse in southeastern Brazil, a claim that may eventually be worth ...

A UK judge ruled that BHP is strictly and fault-based liable under Brazilian law for the 2015 Fundão dam collapse that killed 19 people and devastated communities. The court allowed over 700,000 ...

Australian mining giant BHP will face trial before a British court from April next year to determine how much it must pay in damages to victims of a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, lawyers said Wednesday ...