Brazil's Samarco mine sees need to cut staff by 600

Brazilian iron-ore miner Samarco has told unions it needs to cut 600 workers by December, the joint venture between Brazil's Vale and Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton said in a statement on Friday. Samarco said it would resume talks with unions Metabase Mariana and Sindimental on Friday following Thursday meetings on the need to reduce staff to 1 135 from 1 735.