Brazilian mining firm Vale SA said it is investigating an overflow of water with sediment in a pit at the Fabrica mine in Minas Gerais state.
The water reached some areas of Pires, a unit of competitor CSN Mineração. A warehouse, internal access areas, a mechanical workshop and loading areas were affected, CSN Mineração said in a statement.
Vale said its output won’t be affected. CSN Mineração didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The incident doesn’t involve a dam, Vale said, adding that the community in the region wasn’t affected.
Seven years ago, the Brumadinho dam collapse in Minas Gerais killed 270 people and led to production cutbacks that stripped Vale of its ranking as world’s biggest iron ore producer.
By – https://www.mining.com/web/vale-mine-overflow-sends-water-into-competitors-site/.