After the disastrous dam break in an iron ore mine in Brazil, with almost 200 dead, the head of the operator group can be in office until Further notice to rest. Fábio Schvartsman and three other managers had offered the Board a temporary withdrawal of functions, informed the mining company Vale on Saturday.
The group had previously received recommendations from the General Prosecutor’s office and the Prosecutor’s office of the Federal state of Minas Gerais, which this person would be in favour of consequences. The Vale Board wool in a transparent and constructive working with the Brazilian authorities, it said in the company message.
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mudslide in Brazil, a dam failure could Have been prevented?
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The dam on the group’s own Mine Córrego do Feijão was on 25. January burst. Around twelve million cubic metres of red sludge poured over the city of Brumadinho and parts of adjacent settlements in the South-East of the country. The civil protection put the number of officially confirmed dead last on 186, and a further 122 people apply more than a month after the tragedy as missing. The investigation by the Brazilian justice are not finished yet. (dpa)
