Samarco Archives

Australian law firm plans to sue world’s No.1 miner BHP

Australian law firm plans to sue world’s No.1 miner BHP. They argue BHP knew the Samarco dam was “at imminent risk of breaking”, but BHP was not transparent, breaching regulations. Reportedly the basis of the class action will be the belief the mining company mislead investors over safety measures, including public warning systems while it was aware of an “imminent collapse” and its very serious potential consequences. Australian law firm plans to sue world’s No.1 miner BHP The owners of…

10 voices comment on the risk of maintaining Status Quo in Tailings Management

10 voices comment on the risk of maintaining Status Quo in Tailings Management. Recently CIM-Magazine interviewed Riskope on the subject of Tailings Dams failures. The conversation took place in the aftermath of Mount Polley incident. At the time of the interview the Samarco disaster in Brazil had still yet to come. 10 voices comment on the risk of maintaining Status Quo in Tailings Management. In that paper ten experts freely comment on Mount Polley and other mining projects, with special…