Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Jan 31, 2019. Protest against mining company Vale. Photo: Lincon Zarbietti The catastrophic collapse of yet another Vale tailings (mine waste) dam in Brumadinho, Brazil brings us to thee major tailings dam collapses in the Americas in less than five years. The spill at Imperial Metals’ Mount
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Canadian Dimension: Wilson-Raybould, thrown under the bus for corporate interests
Photo by Matthew Usherwood Global players like SNC-Lavalin are masters of corruption. They have a lengthy history of illicit payments to public officials and not just in Libya. The North African petro-state is just the most visible with alleged bribes of $48 million for the decade spanning 2001-2011. RCMP charges
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An abandoned car amidst the ruins of the village • Photo by Senado Federal A year and counting of mud and struggle since Latin America’s worst mining disaster. Judith Marshall reports. On November 5, 2015, a tailings dam collapsed at the Samarco iron mine. The mine is a joint venture
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