Australian Company BHP Found Liable for Damages in One of Brazil’s Worst Mining Disasters

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By By Blanca BegertNov 14, 2025, 8:55 pm337 ptsTop
A High Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that BHP was responsible for the Mariana dam collapse, after the company was acquitted of criminal charges last year in a Brazilian court. Claimants are seeking up to $47 billion in damages. By Blanca Begert In 2015, a mine tailings dam failed near the town of Bento…

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