Last month, Vale (VALE) and BHP (BHP) reached an agreement with Brazil authorities that would see the two mining firms pay 170B reais (~$31.7B) related to the dam disaster in 2015.

The 2015 dam collapse killed 19 people and unleashed ... limit set -- a build-up which they say contributed to the disaster. BHP and Vale estimate that more than 430,000 complainants have already ...

The 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam caused Brazil's worst environmental disaster to date. In the largest class action in British legal history, victims are demanding billions of pounds in damages ...

A group of 21 municipalities has filed a new public civil lawsuit against the mining companies Samarco, Vale, and BHP Billiton over the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais state ...

Sludge from the burst dam destroyed the once-bustling village of Bento Rodrigues in Minas Gerais state and badly damaged other towns. The disaster killed ... mining giant Vale — agreed to ...

London (AFP) – A trial to decide Australian mining giant BHP's liability for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concluded in London on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of victims ...