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Mining giant BHP loses bid to appeal over deadly dam collapse that caused country’s worst environmental disaster

The Fundao dam was jointly owned and operated by BHP and Vale's Samarco joint venture

The Independent UK · May 6

Mining firm BHP found liable in UK for disastrous Brazilian dam collapse

About 600,000 people seeking compensation a decade on from disaster that killed 19 and devastated villages

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

London judge finds global mining giant BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster

A London judge has ruled that BHP Group is liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

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A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Ten years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call “the death of the river.”

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

A decade after 19 were killed in the Mariana Dam disaster 620,000 Brazilians await justice in a UK court

Anglo-British mining giant BHP face a verdict in the UK High Courts by the end of this year over their responsibility for the Mariana dam collapse

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Ten Years After Brazil Mine Disaster, Pollution Persists

A decade after a dam collapsed in Brazil, sending a deluge of toxic mud into villages and waterways, residents complain of an inadequate cleanup and compensation by international mining firms.

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2025

Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes

Nineteen people died in the Mariana disaster, prompting a claim of up to £36bn claim against the mining firm BHP

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

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London judge to rule on whether mining company is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster

A lawyer has argued in a London Court that global mining giant BHP should be held liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster 10 years ago when a dam collapse released toxic mining waste that killed 19 people and devastated villages

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

Brazil Mine Disaster Trial Ends With Claimants Hopeful Of Justice

A trial as to whether Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concludes in London on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of victims demanding billions in compensation.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025

Brazil Reaches Billion Settlement With Mining Companies

Brazil settles with mining companies over 2015 dam collapse, victims seek justice and reparations.

BHP, Vale Agree To Pay $30bn Damages For Brazil Dam Disaster

Mining giants BHP and Vale on Friday signed a deal with Brazil's government to pay nearly $30 billion in damages for a 2015 dam collapse that triggered the country's worst environmental disaster.

International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024

Why are victims of a Brazil dam disaster suing miner BHP in a London court?

The mining giant faces a potential $47bn lawsuit filed by at least 600,000 people over the 2015 mining disaster.

Al Jazeera · Oct 23, 2024

Brazilian Victims Seek Record Compensation In UK Court

Victims of Brazil's 2015 mining disaster seek billion in damages from BHP in UK court for environmental devastation and loss of lives.

BHP ‘doggedly trying to avoid’ responsibility for Brazil dam disaster, English high court hears

Largest group lawsuit in English legal history opens over collapse of dam owned by mining firm that killed 19 people

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024

Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024

BHP to face 620,000 claimants in Mariana dam collapse trial in London

Claimants seeking damages from Anglo-Australian mining company over 2015 environmental disaster in Brazil

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

The Safest Place in the World review – the true cost of a lethal Brazilian dam collapse

Aline Lata and Helena Wolfenson’s moving documentary shows the after-effects of the 2015 Mariana dam failure and the psychological damage which is still being felt

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

‘You are killing us’: Mariana survivors face ill health, lost culture and a long wait for justice

When a dam burst eight years ago in a Brazilian mining town, the toxic mud swept downriver, crushing all before it. Affected communities are still fighting in the courts – and mourning a way of life that has disappeared for ever

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

‘A never-ending fight’: cancer and diabetes cases soar in wake of Mariana dam disaster

The poisoning of the Doce River is affecting Indigenous communities who, while still waiting for justice, are seeing an increase in illnesses barely heard of before the disaster

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