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BHP CEO Mackenzie’s bonus axed after fatal Samarco dam failure

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BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie won’t get his 2016 bonus following last year’s fatal dam collapse at the Samarco iron-ore mine in Brazil. “The tailings dam failure at Samarco in November 2015 was a key consideration, along with the ongoing decline in commodity markets,” a BHP spokeswoman said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday.
 
 
 
 
 

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