A Brazilian court has ordered iron ore mining company Min?(C)rios Nacional, owned by local steel and iron ore producer Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN), to take emergency action to ensure the stability of two tailing dams in the country's south-eastern Minas Gerais state.
The dams belong to CSN's Fernandinho mining complex, in Rio Acima city. The mine's iron ore output, currently around 18,000 tonnes per month, will not be affected by the order, according to CSN.The company must conduct an emergency safety inspection within the next...