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BHP and Vale agree to share costs in group action for Mariana disaster

If found liable, the miners will share the costs of Dutch and British claims

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A home destroyed by the Mariana disaster in Barra Longa, Brazil. Credit: Pogust Goodhead

A home destroyed by the Mariana disaster in Barra Longa, Brazil. Credit: Pogust Goodhead | Credits: Pogust Goodhead

Vale and BHP came to an agreement over the group actions in the UK and the Netherlands for the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam, which was operated by the companies' joint venture Samarco. In England,...

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