Mining giants Vale and BHP are set to restart the operation of the Samarco iron ore facilities more than five years after the environmental tragedy that saw 43.7 million cubic metres of mine tailings...
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The BHP and Vale joint venture operation that resulted in one of the world’s worst environmental disasters in 2015 will recommence operation after receiving approvals for an environmental...
What’s been the total cost of the 2015 Samarco dam collapse in Brazil? USD $1.5 Billion Dollars so far says CFO Peter Beaven. He added that BHP has provided another USD 2 Billion dollars for...
BHP has been sued for its role in the Samarco tailing dam disaster in the UK’s biggest class action for approximately $7 Billion Australian dollars. Law firm SPG, which is representing than...
A Vale tailings dam has collapsed leaving nine dead and 200 hundred people missing in Brumadinho, South-Eastern Brazil. The incident is reminiscent of the tragic Samarco incident which resulted in 19...
BHP Billiton has said it was unlikely the Samarco iron ore mine would reopen, after the tragic events in November 2015 when two dam bursts. “Samarco makes an important contribution to the...
The Brazilian Government intends to sue Samarco, Vale and BHP for $7.2b for clean-up costs and damages after dams collapsed at their iron ore operation in Minas Gerais killing 13 people. According to...
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