23 Apr 2018 07:00
NEWS RELEASE
Release Time | IMMEDIATE |
Date | 21 April 2018
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Location | Melbourne |
Release Number | 05/18 |
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SAMARCO UPDATE
The 12th Federal Court in Brazil has approved an additional 66 days for Samarco Mineração S.A. (Samarco), Vale S.A. (Vale), BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda (BHP Brasil) and the Federal Prosecutors to continue discussions on the negotiation of the framework for the settlement of the Public Civil Claims related to the Samarco dam failure. The extension will end on 25 June 2018. Until that time, the interim security arrangements and the current suspension of legal proceedings will remain in place.
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