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, […]
Brazil police recommend homicide, environmental charges in Vale dam disaster
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Brazilian police have recommended multiple criminal charges against miner Vale SA and Germany’s TUV SUD for their role in a 2019 dam burst that killed 270 people and caused extensive environmental damage, according to a statement on Friday. The federal police probe, one of several parallel investigations into the incident […]