BHP Says Brazilian Court Approves Settlement for Samarco Dam Disaster

BHP Says Brazilian Court Approves Settlement for Samarco Dam Disaster
File photo: The debris of the municipal school of Bento Rodrigues district, which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, is pictured in Mariana, Brazil, November 10, 2015. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes/File photo
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Mining heavyweight BHP said on Aug. 9 the federal court of Minas Gerais approved an agreement with Brazilian authorities that settled a 20 billion reais ($5.30 billion) lawsuit over the 2015 Samarco dam failure.

The company said it had separately agreed to pay $50 million as part of a settlement for a class action complaint filed by American depositary receipt holders over the disaster.