Latest news about Cerrejon Coal in Colombia
Members of indigenous Wayuu communities recently blocked the railway carrying coal from the Cerrejon mine (a joint venture of BHP Billiton, Glencore and Anglo American) to the export port on…
BHP, Vale in fresh Samarco legal battle
A Brazilian bank has filed a class action suit against BHP Billiton and joint venture partner Vale over $2.2 billion in notes used to fund the troubled Samarco project….
BHP Billiton sets end date for settling £38bn claim over Samarco disaster
A huge damages claim hanging over BHP Billiton could be settled by the middle of the year after the mining giant revealed it had struck a preliminary agreement with prosecutors…
BHP bosses meet with US President-elect Donald Trump
BHP Billiton’s chairman and chief executive have met with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss the mining giant’s role in the US….
Brazil: interviews with women community leaders about the responsibility of companies for the Doce River tragedy
…it happened. The tragedy took place on 5 November, 2015 and was caused by the Fundão dam burst, owned by Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP Billiton. At…