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December 29, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

“Mount Polley Dam Breach Anniversary: 15 Charges Filed a Decade Later”

Mount Polley Mine’s Legal Troubles Escalate Following Tailings Pond Incident Authorities Investigate Environmental Breach: A Historic Overview Over 17 million cubic meters of water and eight million cubic meters of tailings effluent — containing toxic copper and gold mining waste — flowed into lakes and streams that supported salmon spawning in British Columbia’s Cariboo region. Environment and Climate Change Canada, along with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, are investigating potential violations of the Federal Fisheries Act related to the tailings pond breach. The BC Conservation Officer Service shared this information in a statement on Tuesday. These agencies are operating as the

March 19, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

Legal Battle Brews as Vale Faces $3.8 Billion Lawsuit Following 2015 Dam Disaster

Multiple Individuals and Entities Seek Redress The aftermath of the 2015 dam disaster in Brazil’s Fundão mining waste facility continues to haunt Vale as the mining giant faces a fresh lawsuit amounting to $3.8 billion. Pogust Goodhead, representing a sizable cohort of 77,000 individuals, close to 1,000 businesses, and seven municipalities, has taken legal action against the company. This legal move is reminiscent of the ongoing UK case against BHP, adding another layer to Vale’s legal woes. Expanding Ripple: The Lingering Shadow of Tragedy The catastrophic rupture in November 2015 claimed 19 lives and left a trail of environmental devastation

January 26, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

BHP Faces Review of $9.7bn Charges Over Brazil Dam Failure BHP Faces Review of $9.7bn Charges Over Brazil Dam Failure

Five years have passed since the devastating collapse of the Fundão dam in Brazil, yet the repercussions for BHP, one of the joint owners of the Samarco venture with Vale, are far from over. The dam failure unleashed a cataclysmic 39.2 million cubic meters of tailings waste into the Rio Doce Basin, an environmental catastrophe that took the lives of 19 individuals. This week, BHP has been confronted with an interlocutory ruling, a pivotal development in the protracted legal fallout stemming from the calamitous event. BHP has been at the center of a legal maelstrom following the 2015 dam breach,