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DID A FORMAL TAILINGS PLAN EVER EXIST FOR SAMARCO’s FUNDAO TAILINGS FACILITY PRE-FAILURE?

Posted on November 28, 2020 by lindsaynewlandbowker

A very well documented Brazilian case study suggests that it was built on a promise of performance and construction modeled on the Germano closure “flow through” design but without an actual formal design and design review. (There are no design … Continue reading →

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Full Government Report on Samarco:Vale’s Unauthorized Slimes Depositions a Primary Cause of The Fatal Failure Indictment Finds

Posted on November 3, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

In stark contrast to the scene and tone of the public release of the BHP commissioned “Cause of Failure Report ” where Dr. Morgenstern gave the committees version of events poised , elegant in his immaculate suit from a large … Continue reading →

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SAMARCO PANEL ATTRIBUTES PRIMARY CAUSE OF FAILURE TO INEFFECTIVE SEPARATION OF SLIMES AND SANDS AND INADEQUATE DRAINAGE OF SANDS

Posted on August 29, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Moments ago Vale, BHP and Samarco concluded their press conference presenting the findings of their indepdendent panel on the causes of the Fundao Tailings dam failure . The report was commissioned by Vale. A full copy in English is up at … Continue reading →

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Samarco Mine Disaster – UN Experts Welcome Settlement Suspension and Call for a Timely & Equitable Resolution

Posted on July 7, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

The following text, in English and in Portuguese is as issued by the UN Special Procedures, Human Rights. They have been actively engaged and independently investigating and monitoring on the ground in Brazil since immediately after the disaster in November … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Federal Prosecutors File Suit Against Vale, BHP and Samarco for $US43.55 Billion Demanding Immediate Provision of $US2.8 Billion

Posted on May 4, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

May 4, 2016  2pm EST  USA Lindsay Newland Bowker lindsaynewlandbowker@gmail.com RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian federal prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday demanding that Samarco, BHP, and Vale , the mining companies responsible under Brazilian law  for a catastrophic dam failure … Continue reading →

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Samarco Agreement Draft A Springboard To Model Language on All TSF’s With “Extreme” Hazard Classification

Posted on March 8, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

“There will be complete restoration of socio-economic conditions and of the affected environment. And I want to emphasize: There will be no financial limits until there is full reparation,” Rousseff said, according to AFP. “We want to build a new … Continue reading →

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Samarco Executives May Face Homicide Charges For Deaths In Fundao Tailings Dam Failure

Posted on February 8, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

 It was reported on February 5th that Samarco executives may face homicide charges on the basis of victim autopsies and records seized by police. We have gathered all of the findings from the autopsy reports, in which we determined that … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s Largest Newspaper’s Press For Truth & Full Accounting on Samarco Failure

Posted on December 16, 2015 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Brazil’s largest newspaper, Folha De Sao Paolo, has been pressing hard  and with care and diligence to ask the right questions about the Samarco tailings dam failure on November 5th.  Their efforts serve not only the people of Brazil but … Continue reading →

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SAMARCO DAM FAILURE LARGEST BY FAR IN RECORDED HISTORY

Posted on December 12, 2015 by lindsaynewlandbowker

April 19,2018  Update Through creation of a magnitude index  which creates a single vector out of data for release, run out and deaths, we have confirmed that the Fundao is the largest failure in recorded history with a magnitude score … Continue reading →

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Samitri Samarco & Vales Use Of The Failed Fundao Tailings Dam

Posted on December 8, 2015 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Brazilian Paper Estadao reported on December 8th that Vale’s use  of the failed Fundao has been at least 28% of total and that there is no legal basis for this use.  This article  follows up on long standing and widespread … Continue reading →

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