Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that it
suspended, in the night of September 24th, the disposal of tailings and
the execution of works at the B7 dam, located in the municipality of
Jeceaba, MG, in compliance with the decision by the judge of the Court
of Entre Rios de Minas district regarding the Public Civil Action filed
by the municipality of Jeceaba. As a result of this decision, the
operations of the Viga concentration plant, located in the municipality
of Congonhas, MG, were also suspended, while the activities at the Viga
mine remain unchanged.
The estimated impact of the
temporary stoppage of Viga operations is of approximately 11 thousand
tons of iron ore fines per day. Vale reinforces that the Viga
operational unit fulfills the necessary requirements for the issuance of
the B7 dam operating permit and that, for this reason, it will contest
the court decision.
Source: Vale |
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