Advertisement
UK markets closed
  • FTSE 100

    8,139.83
    +60.97 (+0.75%)
     
  • FTSE 250

    19,824.16
    +222.18 (+1.13%)
     
  • AIM

    755.28
    +2.16 (+0.29%)
     
  • GBP/EUR

    1.1679
    +0.0022 (+0.19%)
     
  • GBP/USD

    1.2494
    -0.0017 (-0.13%)
     
  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,067.56
    -658.98 (-1.27%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,329.25
    -67.29 (-4.82%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,099.96
    +51.54 (+1.02%)
     
  • DOW

    38,239.66
    +153.86 (+0.40%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    83.66
    +0.09 (+0.11%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,349.60
    +7.10 (+0.30%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    37,934.76
    +306.28 (+0.81%)
     
  • HANG SENG

    17,651.15
    +366.61 (+2.12%)
     
  • DAX

    18,161.01
    +243.73 (+1.36%)
     
  • CAC 40

    8,088.24
    +71.59 (+0.89%)
     

Anglo American halts output at Brazil ore unit after duct failure

The Anglo American logo is seen in Rusternburg October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo (Reuters)

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Global diversified mining company Anglo American Plc halted iron ore production at its mine in Brazil's Minas Gerais state after a mineral duct used to transport the product to an export terminal broke down, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Anglo said there was leakage of a mixture of iron ore and water to a local watershed. It asked the local water company to stop using that water to supply residents and it is paying for water trucks to serve the local population for now. It said production at the Conceição do Mato Dentro mine is halted until they can determine what caused the duct's accident.

(Reporting by Marta Nogueira; Writing by Marcelo Teixeira; Editing by Sandra Maler)