A rupture in a tailings dam at Vale's Feij??o mine in the city of Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais in south-east Brazil, has flooded the company's administrative facilities and part of the nearby Vila Ferteco community.
"There is no confirmation about injured people at the site," Vale said on Friday January 25. "[The company's] top priorities right now are preserving and protecting the lives of our employees and the community's population." However, Vale's emergency tailings dam operation is already active, according to the miner, and...