Claimants for Deadly Mariana Dam Collapse File Injunction Against BHP, Vale June 28, 2024 Lawyers representing claimants taking legal action over Brazil’s worst environmental disaster filed an injunction this week against miners BHP and...
Brazil States Ask Court to Double Amount Vale, BHP Should Pay for Mining Disaster May 15, 2024 By Marta Nogueira Two Brazilian states have asked a court to more than double the amount that miners Vale and BHP, plus a...
Brazil Rejects Vale, BHP Settlement Offer for Deadly 2015 Mining Disaster May 6, 2024 Brazil and the state of Espirito Santo have rejected a proposal by miners Vale and BHP regarding reparations for the...
Vale, BHP Offer $25B Settlement for Mining Disaster, but Brazil Authorities Want More April 30, 2024 By Peter Frontini and Marta Nogueira Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to reparations for the...
Vale Faces $3.8 Billion Claim in Dutch Case Over Mariana Dam Break in Brazil March 20, 2024 Victims of the 2015 Mariana dam break in Brazil are seeking about 3 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) in compensation from...
Brazil Orders Vale, BHP and Samarco to Pay $9.7B in Damages for 2015 Dam Disaster January 26, 2024 By Mariana Durao A Brazilian federal judge ruled that miners Vale and BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay 47.6 billion reais...
Vale-BHP Talks With Brazil on Mine Disaster Compensation Delayed December 8, 2023 By Mariana Durao Talks over a multibillion-dollar settlement for a 2015 mining disaster at an iron ore venture of Vale SA and BHP...
Vale Loses Bid to Block BHP’s London Lawsuit in Brazil Dam Case August 8, 2023 Vale on Monday lost a bid to block fellow mining giant BHP Group’s bid to have it share potential liability...
Mining Giants BHP, Vale Face Off in London Court Over Brazil Dam Damages July 13, 2023 Mining giants BHP Group and Vale faced off in a London court on Wednesday over who should accept legal and...
BHP Group Seeks to Delay $44B Brazil Dam Court Case in London March 30, 2023 Mining group BHP Group is seeking to delay a potential 36 billion pound ($44 billion) London lawsuit over Brazil’s worst...