Six Years Post Fatal Disaster, Mines Start Global Waste-Dam Body January 22, 2025 By Antony Sguazzin An international institute that seeks to improve the safety of reservoirs that store toxic waste from mining known as tailings...
Brazilian Court Clears Vale, BHP and Samarco of Criminal Charges in 2015 Dam Collapse November 15, 2024 A Brazilian federal court ruled miners Vale, BHP Group and their joint venture Samarco are not criminally liable for the...
Brazil Seals $30 Billion Compensation Deal With BHP, Vale Over 2015 Dam Collapse October 28, 2024 By Lisandra Paraguassu Brazil on Friday signed a 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) compensation agreement with miners BHP, Vale, and Samarco for the...
Brazil to Sign Compensation Deal With Miners Over 2015 Dam Disaster on Friday October 24, 2024 Brazilian authorities will sign on Friday a long-awaited reparation deal with miners Vale, BHP and Samarco over the 2015 Mariana...
Mining Dam Disaster Deal Should Curb Lawsuits Against Vale and BHP, Sources Say October 22, 2024 By Marta Nogueira, Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for...
Brazil to Seal $30B Compensation Deal With Miners Over 2015 Dam Collapse: Sources October 21, 2024 By Mariana Durao Miners Vale, BHP and Samarco are discussing a near $30 billion compensation deal with Brazilian authorities related to the 2015...
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...