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FILE PHOTO: A view of BHP's Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, in northern Chile, in Antofagasta, Chile March 31, 2008. Picture taken March 31, 2008. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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BHP set to detail copper growth plans on Chile roadshow, analysts say

Copper is key to BHP's growth plans as an essential metal for the energy transition — but BHP's production is expected to fall...

A hawk flies over part of Oak Flat that is visible from a viewing area at the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 facility and rehabilitated Magma Mine shaft 9 in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara/ File Photo
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Rio Tinto exec asks Trump Administration to speed up permitting

Rio Tinto urges the Trump administration to expedite mine permits to secure copper for the energy transition, despite local opposition.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee at the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019 Picture Taken March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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BHP leaves a new offer for British copper miner Anglo on the table

BHP says chairman's comments don’t rule out new Anglo American bid despite “moving on” to other growth opportunities.

The dam collapse triggered a giant mudslide that swamped villages, rivers and rainforest, killing 19 people (AFP)
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BHP, Vale agree to pay $30bn compensation for Brazil dam disaster

BHP, Vale sign $30 billion deal with Brazil for 2015 dam collapse compensation, covering environmental damage and victim support.

The logo of Australia's biggest independent coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd is displayed on their office building located in the north-western New South Wales town of Gunnedah in Australia, August 15, 2017. Picture taken August 15, 2017.    REUTERS/David Gray
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Australia’s Whitehaven Coal jumps on price outlook, output beat

Whitehaven Coal's Q3 output beat forecasts at 9.7M tons, boosting shares 7.8 per cent amid optimism on metallurgical coal prices.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of molten copper at Anglo American's smelter in Chagres, Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024. Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Can Anglo’s copper pivot help thwart renewed takeover bid?

Anglo American’s shift to copper could decide its fate: independence or a renewed BHP bid when the six-month block ends.

Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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BHP says claim it put safety over profit ‘unjustified’ in Brazilian dam collapse case

BHP denies profit-before-safety claims in Brazil dam collapse lawsuit, calling allegations unrealistic and unjustified.

FILE PHOTO: Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
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Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say

Vale, BHP, and Samarco agree to pay $29.85B for Brazil dam collapse, potentially ending lawsuits and aiding reparations.

Monica dos Santos, 39, wears a T-shirt with the photos of victims of a dam break in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

The lawsuit at the High Court in London seeks an estimated £36 billion ($47 billion) in damages from the global mining giant BHP.

Monica dos Santos, who lost her house, poses for a picture at Bento Rodrigues district, which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Mariana, Minas Gerais state, Brazil October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Washington Alves
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Brazil to ink deal with miners over Mariana dam collapse on Oct. 25

The agreement for Vale, BHP, and Samarco to compensate for the Mariana dam collapse is set to be signed on Oct. 25.

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