BHP Billiton and Brazil’s Vale each own 50% of Samarco, which the companies say is a limited-liability company in charge of the mining operation.
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BHP said the mine operators continue to work with authorities to relocate people forced from their homes and into temporary accommodation following the November 5 disaster.
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All those who have been displaced will be given an opportunity to be relocated before December 25, it said. The court also ruled that the companies should sketch a plan for clean-up and think of ways to prevent mudding of contaminated sources of mineral water.
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“We are committed to supporting Samarco to rebuild the community and restore the environment affected by the breach of Samarco’s Fundao and Santarem tailings dams, in the state of Minas Gerais on 5 November 2015”, the spokesman added.
Prior to these operational leadership roles, he served as Head of Legal for BHP Billiton in Brazil and rejoins the Company from his current role as a partner with law firm Motta, Fernandes Rocha Advogados.
BHP appointed Flavio Bulcao as country director, Brazil, as its in-country representative reporting to chief commercial officer Dean Dalla Valle, who is leading the Samarco response.
Brazil’s government is suing BHP and Vale for “at least” 20 billion Brazilian reals (£3.3 billion, $4.9 billion) and, as part of the proceedings, a Brazilian court has made some preliminary demands of the pair.
Failure to meet these deadlines, and others listed in the judgement, face a daily fine of 150,000 reais. The three companies now have thirty days to deposit R$2 billion (US$510 million) in a fund to be used for the recovery of the damaged area.
The court also prohibited BHP and Vale from transferring or selling Samarco tenements, and ordered that certain remediation work be completed within specific timeframes.
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The Brazilian Geological Service and National Water Agency declared earlier this month after testing the water quality of the Rio Doce that the tailings material from the breached dam was nontoxic. Bulcão will represent the BHP Billiton team in Brazil, joining the project support team based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The consequences for the world’s largest mining company are likely to be less far-reaching than for Vale, however, as BHP does not have any assets in Brazil other than Samarco, whose operations have already been suspended due to the accident.
