State prosecutors in Brazil have identified cracks in a tailings dam owned by iron ore mining company Vale SA and have asked the firm to hire an independent auditor to look in to the matter, a television station reported on Friday night.
A view of the Brazilian mining company Vale’s tailings dam in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, Brazil December 10, 2019.
During an October meeting with prosecutors, Vale declined to commit to an independent audit, the station reported. In comments to Jornal da Band, the company added that the cracks were superficial, presented no risk to the dam’s integrity and had been self-reported to the nation’s mining regulator.
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