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Samarco

  • BHP nears £24bn settlement in Brazil for Samarco dam disaster

    mining

    Miners BHP and Vale are negotiating a possible settlement worth roughly $31.7bn (£24.32bn) with Brazilian authorities over a 2015 dam failure that is considered one of the country's worst environmental disasters.

    Courtroom challenges to infrastructure planning decisions are set to be limited, No10 has announced in what they framed as a bid for growth.
  • BHP’s record-breaking Samarco dam trial kicks off at the High Court

    Legal

    The largest action of its kind hits the High Court today as mining giant BHP is faces a multi-billion pound lawsuit over a dam collapse in Brazil

    BHP's trial in the High Court is the largest of its size so far
  • BHP facing 620,000 claimants in London trial over Brazilian dam collapse

    mining

    A landmark trial will get under way at the High Court in London later this month against Anglo-Australian mining firm BHP. London-listed BHP will defend itself against allegations of negligence and look to avoid paying damages that could rise to as much as £33.6bn at a trial from 21 October relating to its role in [...]

    The collapse of the Fundao dam was one of the worst environmental disasters in human history
  • BHP: Mining giant floats £20bn settlement for Samarco dam disaster

    April 29, 2024

    It responded to rumours in Brazil over compensation, saying that it had been in negotiations with the Brazilian state and authorities to agree on a settlement.

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