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It is our priority to continuously improve safety procedures and risk management, strengthen our commitment to society, and maintain dialogue and transparency regarding our dams.

Therefore, we have gathered our main initiatives for dam management and monitoring, emergency response actions (e.g., Emergency Action Plan for Mining Dams [PAEBM]), as well as information about the elimination of upstream structures. Navigate through the page to understand what we are doing.  

About Dams and Tailings 
Understand the terms and technical information and access our legal aspects and global figures. 

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Management and Performance 
Everything you need to know about our management practices and performance in dam safety.

Downstream / conventional dam construction method

Emergency Action Plan for Mining Dams (PAEBM) 
Learn about Vale's preparations for potential dam emergencies. 

Upstream dam construction method

De-characterization Program
To help you understand more about how we are working to eliminate upstream dams. 
Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) 
Learn about GISTM compliance of our Dams and tailings storage facilities (TSF). 
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For information about our environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, access our Portal.