After Brazil Tragedy, Mining Firms Call for New Oversight of Waste Dams
 

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Some of the world’s largest mining companies are calling for an independent global body to monitor the risks posed by waste dams, as the industry scrambles to react to a collapse in Brazil that left at least 171 people dead.

Last month’s accident has raised questions about whether safety auditors, like the one Vale SA employed at its dam in Brumadinho, can be independent when they also compete for consulting fees from the same company.

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