Alphamin said it expects contained tin production of between 17,000 and 18,000 tonnes for this year.
Key moves in the mining sector.
Pollution from environmental rare earth elements has increased and has implications for the development of superbugs.
Chiple, who has worked at BHP and Anglo American, is currently adviser and senior consultant for copper trading at Mitsubishi.
The fine is part of a broader claim seeking $31.5bn for reparation, compensation and moral damages tied to the Fundão dam failure in 2015.
