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...
Miner BHP Potentially Faces $44B Lawsuit in London Over Brazil Dam Collapse March 16, 2023 Mining group BHP Group is potentially facing a 36 billion pound ($44 billion) lawsuit in London over Brazil’s worst environmental...
Chilean State Sues Mining Companies, Alleging Environmental Damage April 11, 2022 By Fabian Cambero Chile is suing mines operated by BHP, Antofagasta and Albemarle over alleged environmental damage caused by their operations in the...
Lawsuit Against BHP over Brazil Dam Collapse Fails on Appeal in English Court March 25, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley LONDON – A 200,000-strong Brazilian claimant group said on Wednesday it had failed to resurrect a 5.0 billion pound ($6.9...
Upstream Mine Tailings Dams Pose Higher Risks of Instability: Study March 5, 2021 By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis The most widespread type of dam used to store mine waste is nearly twice as unstable as the average tailings...
Vale Agrees to Pay Settlement of $7 Billion for Brazilian Mine Disaster in 2019 February 4, 2021 By James Attwood Vale SA reached a settlement agreement with Brazilian authorities for a dam collapse that killed 270 people and led to...