- A dam at one of Vale 's mines in Brumadinho, Brazil, gave way Friday, leaving scores of people dead and hundreds missing.
- It was the second incident at a Vale dam since 2015.
- Vale shares opened down 20% in Brazil. American depository receipts were set to open down close to 10%.
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Shares of Vale , the world's biggest iron-ore producer, plunged 20% early Monday in Brazil as the company's board of directors suspended its dividend after a breach at one of its dams left scores of people dead and hundreds missing.