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...
Brazil Fines Vale $16.9M for Lack of Reliable Details About Collapsed Tailings Dam August 16, 2022 By Mariana Durao Vale SA was fined 86.3 million real ($16.9 million) for not giving Brazil’s mining regulator accurate information on the conditions...
SEC Sues Brazilian Miner Vale Over ‘False and Misleading’ Claims About Safety of Dams April 29, 2022 By Chris Prentice The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday sued Brazilian miner Vale for allegedly making false and misleading disclosures...
Brazilian Miners Likely to Miss Legal Deadline for Removal of Tailings Dams February 10, 2022 By Marta Nogueira Vale and other Brazilian mining companies are set to miss a legal deadline in the state of Minas Gerais for...
London Court of Appeal Agrees to Reopen $7B Brazil Dam-Collapse Lawsuit Against BHP July 28, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley London’s Court of Appeal made a U-turn on Tuesday by agreeing to reopen a $7 billion lawsuit by 200,000 claimants...
Final Settlement for Brazil’s Samarco Mining Dam Disaster Could Reach $19 Billion July 20, 2021 By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO – A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage...
London Court Will Reconsider $6.9B Suit Against BHP Over 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse May 7, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley LONDON – London’s Court of Appeal will hear a request to revive a 5 billion pound ($6.95 billion) lawsuit against...