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Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster

Rio de Janeiro Reuters Brazil and the state of Espirito Santo have rejected a proposal by miners Vale and BHP regarding reparations for the deadly 2015 Mariana tailings dam burst, the federal government said on Friday. The statement did not include Minas Gerais state, where the disaster happened, and which said it wants to keep […]

Vale, BHP offer $US25 billion settlement for Mariana disaster; authorities seek more

Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to reparations for the 2015 Mariana tailings dam burst, but local prosecutors still want them to bump up their offer. The proposal, the Brazilian mining giant said in a securities filing on Monday, […]