1
Everything Mining Industry Country Focus How to Guide
 
Intelligence on industry and mining
 
 
Back

BHP and Vale win extra time to settle Samarco claims, restart unlikely this year

By:  
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online
 
IRON-ORE
A Brazilian court has granted mining companies BHP and Vale an extra four months to negotiate a settlement of civil claims relating to the 2015 Samarco dam disaster. BHP and Vale now have until October 30, to negotiate a settlement of the $47.5-billion and $6.1-billion public civil claims relating to the dam failure, which left 19 people dead.
 
 
 
 
 

Latest content...

Register for daily alerts on news as it breaks in various key economic sectors - Click here to register