The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said.

Brazilian miner Vale has halted operations at units that analysts say account for about 2% of its iron ore production outlook for this year after water overflowed at the sites, a securities filing ...

Company says overflows were controlled, involved only sedimented water, not tailings, as authorities order emergency measures ...

Vale (NYSE: VALE) said sediment-laden water overflowed from a pit at the Fábrica iron ore mine in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State ...

Vale reaffirmed its 2026 iron ore production guidance of 335 million to 345 million metric tons, but analysts said the ...

Brazilian courts have found that the Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Amazon failed to meet environmental and social ...

Monday, BHP was denied permission to appeal a London court verdict that found the mining company accountable for the 2015 dam ...

By Sam Tobin LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - BHP was on Monday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it is liable for ...

More than 12,500 extreme climate events were registered in the Amazon biome between 2013 and 2023, according to a recent study. But many more events were never recorded, as some Amazonian countries ...

A terrifying close call was caught on camera on January 6, 2026, in Betim, Brazil, when a runaway lorry rolled downhill toward children playing in the street. The biggest engineering mistakes of all ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Last Friday. The fire was so close the sky was an endless orange blur. An expected wind change could bring the rampaging front to the ...