Vale extends settlement talks over mining disaster for 15 days

Reuters | January 29, 2021 | 2:57 pm Top Companies Latin America Iron Ore 
Vale to use unmanned equipment to help shut down two dams
On January 25, 2019, the Córrego do Feijão dam near the town of Brumadinho collapsed, releasing 9.7 million cubic meters of waste. Image courtesy of Earthworks.

Brazilian iron ore miner Vale said on Friday that it had extended talks with the Minas Gerais state government for 15 days, giving the two parties more time to reach a settlement over the 2019 Brumadinho disaster that killed some 270 people.

(By Roberto Samora)

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