The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein, forcing officials to evacuate scores of residents to ...

Those apprehended -- two executives, two managers and four members of teams that checked the stability of the collapsed dam -- were being held to determine responsibility in relation to "hundreds of ...

LONDON -- A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Law firm Pogust Goodhead will have to reimburse 811,000 pounds ($1.1 million) to Brazilian mining lobby group Ibram after it decided to drop a London lawsuit against ...

Seeking assurances from Brazilian miner Vale by phone after a second deadly dam disaster in three years is not enough for Sasja Beslik. He plans to fly there himself to get answers. Beslik, head of ...

A judge has ruled that a company can be held liable for a dam collapse which devastated indigenous communities in Brazil and became the country's worst environmental catastrophe. At the High Court in ...

A Chinese-owned copper and cobalt mine in DR Congo has been suspended after a dam collapse spilled contaminated water into Lubumbashi, the country’s second-largest city. ・The dam failure released ...

The UK Court of Appeal has ruled BHP cannot challenge a decision holding it liable for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil more than a decade ago.

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LONDON — A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major ...