Vale's Brucutu iron ore mine in Brazil will not resume normal operations as early as was intended, the Brazilian miner said on Monday March 25.
A civil court ruled on March 22 that operations should halt at several tailings dams, one of which is used by the mine, in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais.The dams affected by the decision were Paracatu, Lavra Azul, Dic??o Leste, Mosquito, Cobras, Barragem Sul, Sabi??, B3, Estrada de S??o Gon??alo, Barragem Principal, Barragem Capta????o, Pocilga and Athayde. Of these, Barragem Sul is the one linked to Brucutu's operations."[This decision] will only affect...