Córrego do Feijão Mine
Geochemical Index for Tailings Characterization
Project - Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, BrazilAt the city of Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, the rupture of the B1 tailings storage facility at the Córrego do Feijão Mine, which occurred on January 5, 2019, was one of the worst socio-environmental accidents of mining origin in recent times. Around 12 Mm3 of iron mining tailings were released along the Ferro e Carvão river and the main watercourse, the Paraopeba river.
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