Category Archives: Linhares Civil Action Against Samarco

A RECONSIDERATION OF THE ‘SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE’ Isn’t It Government’s Job to Provide For safety and Well Being of its People, Lands & Water?

Posted on March 5, 2020 by lindsaynewlandbowker

CONTACT: Lindsay Newland Bowker, Executive Director World Mine Tailings Failures compiler@worldminetailingsfailures.org March 5,2020   The Responsible Mining Foundation has just released its 2020 Responsible Mining Index with the survey results , all post Brumadinho, on progress towards “Responsible Mining.”   Post … Continue reading →

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BRUMADINHO:WHO KNEW WHAT WHEN?WAS ITS FRAIL CONDITION RECOGNIZED BY VALE OR BY GOVERNMENT?

Posted on February 15, 2019 by lindsaynewlandbowker

All in the 4th estate have done an absolutely fantastic job unpacking the bits and pieces that are now in the public domain and trying to say the right things about them.  Our work here at World Mine Tailings Failures is dedicated … Continue reading →

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BHP INVESTOR LOSSES BRAZILIAN LAW & NAVIGATING NON OPERATED JOINT VENTURE LIABILITY EXPOSURES

Posted on July 27, 2018 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Contact : Lindsay Newland Bowker LNBowker@BowkerAssociates.org      Date July 27, 2018 Brazilian mining law wants foreign investment but not foreign owner control of its mineral resource extractions. From a liability point of view Brazilian law sets up a circular firing squad … Continue reading →

Posted in BHP Investor Lawsuits, Brazilian Mining Law, Fundao Talings Dam, Linhares Civil Action Against Samarco, Non-Owned Joint Ventures, Phi Finney McDonald, Samarco Dam Failure, Samarco Environmental Crimes Investigation, samarco failure government findings, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

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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1 million Cubic Meter Landslide From Ruins of Failed Fundao Dam

Posted on February 2, 2016 by lindsaynewlandbowker

  On January 27 the debris in the site of the former Fundao dam  shifted causing a 10 minute slide of 1 million cubic meters of material out of the site  and necessitating the evacuation of all workers. According to … Continue reading →

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