Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, work at the Samarco site was not significantly affected, he said. Samarco was set to begin hot commissioning in July-August and to formally produce again in December.
“Samarco is an emptier site [in comparison with other mines], and the workforce is currently one-third of what it was before the Mariana [city] tragedy,” Siani said. “So it is easier to promote social distancing there, and work has continued.”
The 50:50 joint venture between Vale and BHP in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais was closed in November 2015, after...
