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Why Samarco tailings dam failed

Michael Allan McCrae | August 29, 2016 | 3:35 pm Top Companies Latin America Iron Ore 

Samarco failed after some small earthquakes caused an already stressed tailings dam to liquify, according to the Fundão Tailings Dam Review Panel that released its findings today. The November 2015 dam failure resulted in 19 deaths. The owners of Samarco,...

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