BHP, Vale offer $1.4 billion settlement in UK lawsuit over Brazil dam disaster, FT reports
The offer was reportedly made during a June meeting in New York with Pogust Goodhead, the British law firm representing the claimants.
The offer was reportedly made during a June meeting in New York with Pogust Goodhead, the British law firm representing the claimants.
Nickel sales drove base metals revenues to $1 billion, a 15% rise, as copper revenues climbed 23% to $958 million.
The Bahia Mineração project, known as Bamin, needs an estimated 30 billion reais ($5.4 billion) investment.
Analysts polled in a LSEG poll expected Vale to post a $1.44 billion net profit for the quarter ended in June.
BHP said it rejected the allegations "in their entirety" and would contest them.
The company expects to produce between 325 million and 335 million tons of iron ore this year.
The first round of financing, around $500 million, will likely come from bank loans in early 2026.
Vale said that the change reflected current market conditions for pellets.
“It has to be the biggest mining company in the world because we are sitting on the biggest mining endowment in the world," Gustavo Pimenta said.
Company says some of the projects are in the execution phase.
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