BHP confident in reaching Mariana disaster settlement
Last week, Vale and BHP presented Brazilian authorities with a new offer to settle reparations.
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Vale, BHP ups reparations offer for Mariana disaster by US$2.4B
Vale said the new proposal totals $26.09 billion.
Slave-labour ruling lands Vale on ‘dirty list’
Vale said that its inclusion in the list is incorrect and that it will take the necessary steps for its immediate removal.
Bravo shares soar on copper finds at Brazil PGM project
Bravo Mining (TSX.V: BRVO, US-OTC: BRVMF) shares surged more than 40% to $3.25 each, their highest level since January, after the company announced high-grade copper intercepts at its Luanga project…
BHP, Rio Tinto to fast-track electric haul truck trials
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO), the world’s two largest miners, have partnered up to accelerate the first trial of…
Indonesia grants Vale a mine permit extension to 2035
Indonesia has granted Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) local unit a special mining permit extension as part of a wider deal that will see state-owned holding, MIND ID, acquire an additional 14%…
JV Content: Ontario comes out ahead in mines to EV race
In the global competition for investment in the new, low-carbon economy, Ontario stands out as an existing centre of both mining and auto manufacturing, a conference in Washington, D.C. heard…
Canuck carbon firms vie for Musk-funded US$100M
Arca, a company that’s signed a deal with BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), is one of three Canadian technology firms in the running for the US$100-million Xprize carbon…
Brazil demands immediate US$15.7B payment for Mariana disaster
The government stated that if this amount is not paid within 15 days, it will petition to block the assets of Vale, BHP, and Samarco.
Brazil rejects Vale, BHP US$25B offer for mine disaster
Miners had earlier this week presented authorities with an offer to pay $25 billion as reparations for the dam collapse.
Vale, BHP, Samarco seek new deal on Brazil disaster
Negotiations resumed this week after the Brazilian government and states rejected the companies’ $7.7 billion offer in December.
Vale operations in Brazil now 100% renewable energy-powered
Vale (NYSE: VALE) announced Monday it had achieved its goal of running all of its Brazilian operations based on renewable energy sources, two years earlier than the scheduled target of…