Earlier this month it had suspended mining operations at Rosebel after 25-year-old Furgill Aloeboetoe gained access to the site and died following an incident with police.

BHP is set to be the world’s biggest copper producer this year after Freeport-McMoRan.

CVM is investigating whether the company's management fulfilled its "fiduciary duties" to shareholders related to the disaster.

Ganfeng has completed a $160 million deal to raise its stake in the Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina to 50%.

TÜV SÜD has estimated a hit of around 75 million euros in legal and other costs related to the disaster.

The claim states that the miner broke certain regulations when it installed an exploration platform just 15 metres away from the La Fea creek.

The construction work is expected to be complete by early 2020, and the project includes de-characterization of nine dams.