RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian mining company Vale SA VALE5.SA said on Monday that a deadly collapse of a tailings dam at Brazil's Samarco, an iron ore company it owns 50-50 with Australia's BHP Billiton (L:BLT) Plc BHP.AX , will cut output from two nearby mines.
Iron ore output from Vale's Fábrica Nova and Timbopeba mines will be cut by 3 million tonnes in 2015 and by 9 million tonnes in 2016, the company said in a statement.
The disaster on Thursday has killed at least two and left 25 missing, and forced the cut off of drinking water to cities more than 300 km (200 miles) away.