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Brazil to sue BHP, Vale for $5 billion damages for dam burst
2015-11-27 20:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil's federal and state governments plan to sue the owners of the Samarco iron ore miner for 20 billion reais ($5.24 billion)in damages caused by the burst of a tailings dam, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira told reporters on Friday. Samarco is a joint venture between the world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton Ltd, and the biggest iron ore miner, Vale SA. The dam burst earlier this month unleashed 60 million cubic meters of mud and mine waste that devastated a village, killed...
Mining companies fined over dam burst
2015-11-16 23:49:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
BHP Billiton and Vale are fined a further 1bn reais (171m, $260m) for the mining disaster that killed 11 people in Brazil earlier this month.
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Mining companies fined over dam burst
2015-11-12 21:11:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Brazilian government fines the mining giants Vale and BHP Billiton for a dam burst at their jointly owned mine.
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Brazil dam burst BHP boss inspect disaster zone dozens still missing
2015-11-09 03:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The boss of BHP Billiton will arrive in Brazil on Monday to see at first-hand the devastation wrought by the collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine co-owned by the company that has left at least two dead and dozens missing. Three days after the rupturing of two dams unleashed a massive flood of mud on nearby villages, authorities were still struggling to determine the cause of the disaster or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people lost in the torrent. Amid mounting criticism by officials,...
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Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst
2015-11-09 01:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away in the torrent. The disaster in the mineral-rich southeastern state of Minas Gerais, directly north of Rio de Janeiro, has prompted a rescue and salvage operation involving about 500 people, many of whom are still searching with the help of dogs and special equipment for victims...
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