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Samarco challenge still stands

BHP BILLITON has tried to talk down an $8 billion legal challenge aimed at the Samarco operation it is a joint venture partner with Vale in, which it says is unlikely to restart this year.

Andrew Duffy
Samarco challenge still stands

In an update yesterday afternoon the miner said it had been working hard to fix the damage wrought by the dam failure last year. More than 90% of the initiatives outlined in a previous framework agreement...

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