Posted on 18 Sep 2024
Brazil's Vale says it has detected superficial cracks at its Forquilha III dam near the Fábrica Mine in Ouro Preto following a routine inspection on Saturday. The company is conducting further checks while keeping competent authorities informed, Kallanish notes.
“We execute an action plan with investigation and corrections, as necessary. The structure’s stability conditions remain unchanged,” Vale explains. The Forquilha III dam is at emergency level 3 and is permanently monitored. It has a downstream containment structure and the relevant Self-Rescue Zone has been fully evacuated, with no extant communities.
Vale maintains its commitment to advance the structure’s decommissioning and seeks to reduce its emergency level.
Source:Kallanish
