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BHP chairman Jac Nasser says this year will be one of BHP’s most difficult. Richard Wainwright/AAP

November 20, 2015

Samarco mine costs will make for more than one ‘difficult year’ at BHP

Roger Burritt, Macquarie University and Katherine Christ, Macquarie University

With costs set to run into the billions, the Samarco mine disaster will hang over BHP for some time to come.

Rescue workers remove a body from the banks of the Rio Doce, the site of the Samarco dam burst. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes

November 18, 2015

Ultimate responsibility for Samarco dam disaster will haunt BHP

Leslie Goldmann, International College of Management

How culpable should BHP executives be for the deaths caused by the Samarco dam burst disaster in Brazil?

Recovery efforts are underway in Bentos Rodrigues district in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes

November 10, 2015

How BHP and Vale react next to Brazilian dam failure will be critical

Roger Burritt, Macquarie University and Katherine Christ, Macquarie University

BHP and Vale are under intense scrutiny following the failure of two dams associated with a joint venture iron ore mine in Brazil. It is believed 28 people have died.

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Katherine Christ
Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Adelaide University
Roger Burritt
Honorary Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Science, Australian National University
Leslie Goldmann
Accounting and Business Ethics Lecturer, International College of Management

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