BHP has been served a Federal Court of Victoria class action by investors over the 2015 Samarco dam disaster in Brazil.
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Scientific panel on Samarco recovery efforts to be established
An Independent Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel will be created this year to support recovery efforts following BHP and Vale’s Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.
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BHP, Vale negotiate Samarco clean up costs
Vale, BHP Billiton Brazil and Samarco have entered a preliminary agreement with Brazil’s Federal Prosecutors’ Office over remediation fees following the Samarco tailings dam failure.
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Samarco to use Vale’s tailings pit upon possible restart
Iron ore miner Samarco and joint venture owners BHP Billiton and Vale have entered a non-binding agreement allowing Samarco to use Vale’s Timbopeba tailings pit if it restarts operations.
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Drainage and design flaws to blame for Samarco disaster: report
A report into the disastrous tailings dam burst at BHP and Vale’s Samarco mine has found drainage and design flaws to be the culprit.
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New tailings dam for MMG’s Rosebery mine
MMG’s mine in Rosebery Tasmania is building a new $30 million tailings dam to further extend the mine’s life.
The mine mainly produces lead, zinc, and copper, as well as gold and silver and Tasmania’s
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Samarco tailings pollution reaches Brazillian coast
Toxic mud from the Samarco dam burst in Brazil has reached the Atlantic Ocean, amid claims this is the worst environmental disaster seen in the country.
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Samarco offers $260m for mudslide damage to water supplies
Brazil’s Samarco mining firm has pledged to pay at least $260 million in reparations for the environmental damage caused by the bursting of two dams two weeks ago.
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Gold Ridge tailings dam threatens to burst
The Solomon Islands government have declared the Gold Ridge mine a disaster area, with the tailings dam close to overflow and environmental catastrophe.
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St Barbara calls on Solomons to help ensure Gold Ridge mine remains safe
St Barbara has called on the Solomon Islands Government aid to ensure its tailings dam does not burst in the upcoming wet season.
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Contractor killed at Telfer gold mine
A contract miner has been killed whilst working on Newcrest Mining's Telfer gold mine's tailings dam.
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TriAusMin hoping Woodlawn mine will resume
Australian resource company TriAusMin is hoping to revive copper, lead and zinc mining in Goulburn as gold prices show an upward trend.
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Woodlawn mine to reopen its gates
The New South Wales government has given Australian resources company TriAusMin the green signal to re-open Woodlawn mine.
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