BHP chairman Jac Nasser says this year will be one of BHP’s most difficult.
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With costs set to run into the billions, the Samarco mine disaster will hang over BHP for some time to come.
Rescue workers remove a body from the banks of the Rio Doce, the site of the Samarco dam burst.
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How culpable should BHP executives be for the deaths caused by the Samarco dam burst disaster in Brazil?
Recovery efforts are underway in Bentos Rodrigues district in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.
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BHP and Vale are under intense scrutiny following the failure of two dams associated with a joint venture iron ore mine in Brazil. It is believed 28 people have died.