Replies to post #17895 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[jbog]

That's sad. eom

[OakesCS]

There may be some conflating of events and names in that CNN story. I think the dam that failed was about 4 miles due west of Brumadinho and drains almost directly through Brumadinho whereas the Feijao mine is at least 10 miles E-NE. there may’ve also been a failure at the mine and the dam west of Brumadinho may’ve been constructed by Vale but it looks like the mine and dam r otherwise unrelated

[OakesCS]

The failed dam was at the mine site E-NE and downstream of Brumadinho proper


https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BVHOM7BCLQI6TNNUDUMN7N5QQQ.jpg

the pond behind the failed dam is tiny relative to the lake just west of Brumadinho. Note that the dam failed at its bottom and there still appears to be water/mud in the pond

The 2nd nearby mine dam appears to b failing in the same way

[DewDiligence]

VALE still reeling from 2019 disaster in Minas Gerais:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/deadly-mining-disaster-still-tests-vale-three-years-later-11643464803