What the records say
- When
- 10 Sep 2014
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 20.25° S, 43.93° W
- Description
- iron ore dam failure in Brazil, disaster which occurred on 10 September 2014
- Deaths
- 3
- Injured
- 5
Rompimento de barragem em Itabirito
rompimento de barragem de rejeitos de minério no Brasil que ocorreu em 10 de setembro de 2014
O rompimento da barragem de Itabirito, em 10 de setembro de 2014, resultou em um desastre com rejeitos controlados pela Herculano Mineração e estava localizada na Mina Retiro do Sapecado, no município brasileiro de Itabirito, em Minas Gerais e a 55 quilômetros da capital mineira, Belo Horizonte.
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