Minas Gerais

Brazil levies initial fines of $66 million against mine for burst dams

Brazil's president slapped preliminary fines of 250 million reais ($66.2 million) against a mine in ...

Nov 16, 2015 01:05 AM EST

Brazil vows to make BHP, Vale pay for deadly mine disaster

Brazil's government said on Wednesday it may fine mining giants BHP Billiton Ltd and Vale SA for the...

Nov 12, 2015 03:06 AM EST

Anger at burst dams in Brazil focuses on Vale, mining code

As despair turns to anger over a deadly dam burst at a Brazilian mine, lawmakers pushed on Tuesday f...

Nov 11, 2015 03:06 AM EST

Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst

Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian ...

Nov 09, 2015 01:04 AM EST