Photo exhibition: 10 Years of Brazil’s Worst Environmental Crime
On 5 November 2015, the Fundão tailings dam, operated by Samarco, a joint venture between Vale and BHP, burst in Mariana, Minas Gerais. More than 40 million cubic metres of toxic mining waste tore through communities, killing 20 people and contaminating the Rio Doce...
Ten years on from the catastrophic yet preventable failure of the Fundāo tailings dam in Brazil
This blog is a collaboration between LMN and cosmopolíticas in Brazil. On 5 November 2015, the catastrophic failure of the Fundão dam operated by Samarco Mineração S.A. – a joint venture between BHP owning 50% and Vale S.A. 50% – unleashed around 45...
London High Court case against BHP nears conclusion
Mangroves near the mouth of the Rio Doce, after the Samarco tailings dam disaster, November 2015. Photo: Nilmar Lage. The case in the High Court in London against mining company BHP, on behalf of 620,000 people affected by the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in...