There is little likelihood that Brazil's Samarco iron ore mine, a joint venture between Vale SA and BHP Billiton, will restart operations next year even though it expects to have all of the required licenses.
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BHP says Brazilian court approves settlement for Samarco
Samarco, a joint venture of Vale SA and BHP Billiton, expects to obtain next year all licenses needed to resume operations.
Samarco eyes restart in 2019, when Brazil license analysis concludes
Samarco expects to obtain next year all licenses needed to resume operations suspended after the 2015 environmental disaster.
Samarco could reach partial deal with Brazil prosecutors on Monday
Samarco's operations have been suspended since Brazil's mining disaster.
Samarco is said nearing settlement with Brazil prosecutors
Resolving the legal cases will allow talks with creditors to begin as the company starts to draft its long-term business plan.
Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster
The accident killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless and unemployed and caused sludge to wash downstream into the neighbouring state of Espírito Santo.
Samarco iron ore mine could reopen this year
Samarco Mineracao – a Vale-BHP joint venture – ceased operations in November 2015 following a deadly tailings dam burst.
UN urges miners to better regulations needed to prevent disasters
According to the UN Environment Program's latest report, most of the 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade have involved dams or other storage areas that failed.
Settlement in $48 billion lawsuit against BHP, Vale postponed again
Samarco JV iron ore mine in Brazil remains closed two years after deadly dam burst.
CEO sees little chance of Samarco restart in 2017
30m tonnes per year operation jointly owned by BHP and Vale shuttered since November 2015 following dam burst.
Vale, BHP iron ore venture can't pay creditors
Brazil's suspended iron ore producer Samarco misses another payment on its $3.8 billion debt as it struggles to stay afloat following deadly dam burst.
