Brazil regulator to apply additional fines against Samarco

Valecha Engineering

29/11/2015 21:25

(Repeats story published on Saturday; no changes to text) 
    BRASILIA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental 
regulator is planning additional fines against iron ore miner 
Samarco on top of the 20 billion reais in damages and clean-up 
charges the government is seeking, the country's attorney 
general, Luis Adams, said on Friday. 
    The regulator, known as Ibama, has already fined Samarco 250 
million reais in the aftermath of a rupture of a tailings dam 
that ravaged communities and contaminated a major river. 
    Samarco is a joint venture between the world's largest 
mining company, BHP Billiton Ltd  BHP.AX   BHP.N   BLT.L , and 
the biggest iron ore miner, Vale SA  VALE5.SA   VALE.N .  
 
 (Reporting by Alonso Soto; Editing by Leslie Adler) 
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Keywords: BRAZIL DAMBURST/FINES