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Mining companies fined over dam burst
2015-11-12 21:11:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Brazilian government fines the mining giants Vale and BHP Billiton for a dam burst at their jointly owned mine.
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Supporters of Temperance Dam project rally at Millerton Lake
2015-11-11 20:03:54| Agriculture - Topix.net
Agriculture industry leaders, farmers, business leaders and elected officials are gathering Wednesday at Millerton Lake to push for federal funding for the Temperance Flat dam project. The dam project, among others, is expected to be funded by the $7.5 billion Proposition 1 water bond approved last year.
Brazil dam burst BHP boss inspect disaster zone dozens still missing
2015-11-09 03:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The boss of BHP Billiton will arrive in Brazil on Monday to see at first-hand the devastation wrought by the collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine co-owned by the company that has left at least two dead and dozens missing. Three days after the rupturing of two dams unleashed a massive flood of mud on nearby villages, authorities were still struggling to determine the cause of the disaster or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people lost in the torrent. Amid mounting criticism by officials,...
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Brazilian rescue teams struggle reach village path dam burst
2015-11-07 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Rescue teams have struggled to reach villages devastated by a massive mudflow after two dams burst at a major iron ore mine in south-east Brazil. The twin bursts, which mining executives think could have been triggered by an earth tremor, wrought havoc more than 50 miles downstream and prompted officials to warn that many people are likely to have died. Nineteen people have been confirmed as missing, the local fire department said six residents of nearby villages, along with 13 workers from...
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Up to 10 people missing from village near Brazil dam burst: mayor
2015-11-07 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The death toll from two collapsed dams at a Brazilian mine will surely rise in coming days, a local mayor said on Saturday, as up to 10 residents of the nearest village remain missing in addition to 13 miners. So far one worker has been confirmed dead in what the governor of mineral-rich Minas Gerais described as the state's worst environmental disaster. "The death toll will rise for sure ... The number of missing will rise because we're talking to the residents of Bento (Rodrigues) and some...
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