State prosecutors in Brazil have identified cracks in a tailings dam owned by ir...
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Brazilian mining company Vale's tailings dam in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, Brazil December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Washington Alves/File Photo
The report on Brazil’s TV program “Jornal da Band” said it obtained the documents regarding the B-5 dam from prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais through a freedom of information request. The dam is located near the town of Brumadinho, where a Vale tailings dam burst in January, killing hundreds. As a result, the mining-dependent region is on high alert for any possible deficiencies in the hundreds of tailings dams that spot the area.
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