A court in Brazil's southeastern Minas Gerais state has authorized miner Vale to resume operations at its Laranjeiras tailings dam, connected to the Brucutu iron ore mine, which has capacity for 30 million tonnes per year.
The court in Belo Horizonte, which is the Minas Gerais state capital, also ordered the state's environmental agency, Semad, to comply with the decision that allows activities at the mine, Vale reported on Tuesday March 19.Operations at the Brucutu mine remained at a standstill, awaiting Semad's response to the decision....