Lawsuit Against BHP over Brazil Dam Collapse Fails on Appeal in English Court March 25, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley LONDON – A 200,000-strong Brazilian claimant group said on Wednesday it had failed to resurrect a 5.0 billion pound ($6.9...
Upstream Mine Tailings Dams Pose Higher Risks of Instability: Study March 5, 2021 By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis The most widespread type of dam used to store mine waste is nearly twice as unstable as the average tailings...
Vale Agrees to Pay Settlement of $7 Billion for Brazilian Mine Disaster in 2019 February 4, 2021 By James Attwood Vale SA reached a settlement agreement with Brazilian authorities for a dam collapse that killed 270 people and led to...
Brazilian Dam Claimants to Take BHP Class Action to English Court of Appeal February 3, 2021 Lawyers for about 200,000 Brazilian claimants, whose multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Anglo-Australian miner BHP over a 2015 dam collapse was...
English Court Blocks $6.6B Brazil Lawsuit Against Mining Firm BHP Over Burst Dam November 9, 2020 By Kirstin Ridley A 5.0 billion pound ($6.6 billion) English lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP has been struck out, in a blow...
Mining Giants BHP, Vale Accused of Colluding to Cut Payouts to Victims of Dam Collapse October 26, 2020 Brazilian federal prosecutors have accused mining giants BHP and Vale of colluding with a lawyer to reduce compensation for victims...
Prosecutors Want Brazil Court to Make Vale Mine Replace Executives Tied to Lax Safety September 4, 2020 By Marta Nogueira and Sabrina Valle Federal prosecutors in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state are seeking a court order for miner Vale SA to replace executives they...
Miner BHP Calls $6.3B English Lawsuit over Brazil Dam Collapse ‘Pointless and Wasteful’ July 22, 2020 By Kirstin Ridley and Zandi Shabalala Anglo-Australian miner BHP has dismissed as pointless and wasteful a 5 billion pound ($6.3 billion) English lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilian...
Anglo-Australian Miner BHP Faces $6.3B Lawsuit in UK over 2015 Brazil Dam Disaster July 15, 2020 By Kirstin Ridley More than 200,000 Brazilian people and groups will next week kick off a 5 billion-pound ($6.3 billion) lawsuit against Anglo-Australian...
Mining Groups Should Be Required to Buy Insurance for Tailings Dams: Report June 30, 2020 Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held...