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20 January 2020
Brumadinho: the Expert Panel report on the failure of the Feijão tailings dam
Last month the official Expert Panel released its report on the Feijao tailings dam disaster at Brumadinho in Brazil, which killed over 300 people.
16 October 2019
Landslide risk management in Rio de Janeiro
A review of the extensive early warning system used to manage landslide risk in the favellas of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, a city that faces multiple landslide hazards
4 October 2019
Nosso Senhora do Livramento: another tailings dam failure in Brazil
On 1st October 2019, another significant tailings dam failure occurred in Brazil, this time at Nosso Senhora do Livramento in Mato Grosso.
28 May 2019
Gongo Soco mine: another potential tailings dam failure in Brazil
In Brazil another tailings dam, at the Gongo Soco mine in Barão de Cocais to the east of Belo Horizonte, is at risk of failure due to a rock wall collapse.
25 March 2019
Sul Superior: another Vale tailings dam at risk of imminent collapse in Brazil
Brazilian mining company Vale warned on Friday that the Sul Superior tailings dam, at the Gongo Soco mine in Minas Gerais, is at risk of imminent collapse
4 February 2019
The speed of the Brumadinho tailings dam landslide
The two important videos showing the Brumadinho tailings dam landslide allow some estimates to be made of the speed of the movement.
1 February 2019
First thoughts on the Brumadinho dam collapse video
My initial thoughts on the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse video, which has emerged today. The video shows a catastrophic rotational landslide and flow
Brumadinho disaster: the extent of the environmental impact
The human and environmental costs of the Brumadinho disaster in Brazil are becoming increasingly clear, whilst speculation continues as to the causes of the collapse of the tailings dam
30 January 2019
Planet Labs image of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure
Planet Labs have captured a high resolution image of the aftermath of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure at the Córrego do Feijão Mine in Brazil
27 January 2019
The scale of the tailings dam collapse at Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Brazil
The enormous scale of the tailings dam collapse at Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Brazil is now clear. The dam was 87 m high, holding c13 million cubic metres.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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