Update on BHP Billiton/Vale dam disaster in Brazil
The scale of the 5 November tailings dam burst at the BHP Billiton/Vale-owned Samarco iron ore mine in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, continues to grow as the waste from the dam flows downstream. It seems it is becoming the biggest tailings dam disaster in history.... Catastrophic tailings dam disaster at BHP Billiton/Vale mine in Brazil
A tailings dam rupture at the Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil, jointly owned by massive Brazilian mining company Vale and the world’s largest mining company, London-listed BHP Billiton, was one of the worst mining disasters in Brazilian history and one of the...
Stranded Assets: Protest the BHP Billiton AGM
Demonstration on Thursday 22 October Defend life, resist destruction Demand justice for communities affected by coal mining Tell investors in BHP Billiton it’s time to divest from fossil fuels Join the demonstration outside mining giant BHP Billiton’s AGM. Time:...