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25 Jan, 2021 Author Taylor Kuykendall
An aerial view of a mud-hit area near the town of Brumadinho in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil on Jan. 26, 2019, one day after the collapse of a tailings dam at Vale s Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine.
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On Jan. 25, 2019, a large dam full of mining waste from the Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine owned by Vale SA ruptured and sent a mudslide downstream toward Brumadinho, Brazil, killing at least 270 people. Two years later, some question if the mining industry has done enough to avert further disasters.