Brazil Confirms Potential $18B Deal With Miners Involved in Deadly Dam Disaster September 17, 2024 By Marta Nogueira The Brazilian government confirmed on Monday it was in talks on a potential $18 billion payout from a trio of...
BHP Must Stop Funding Legal Action to Halt Mariana Dam Claim, London Court Rules July 24, 2024 BHP Group must stop funding legal action seeking to halt some Brazilian municipalities from bringing a multi-billion-pound claim over one...
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...