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Vale’s Public Liability Costs From Samarco and Brumadinho Top $5 billion

Posted on January 25, 2022 by lindsaynewlandbowker

RE:https://www.mining.com/web/vale-expects-to-pay-1-65-billion-in-brumadinho-reparations-in-2022/ And now additional $3.8 bb billion attack on BHP/Samarco Dutch Assetshttps://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/03/20/765721.htm#:~:text=Victims%20of%20the%202015%20Mariana,their%20lawyers%20said%20on%20Tuesday. Since 2015,then for  Bowker Associates Science & Research In The Public Interest, and as announced  as a main conclusion of  our message has been clear that  the public liability … Continue reading →

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SEDIMENTS KEY ISSUE AT MT. POLLEY AND ONE THE B.C. GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO BE AVOIDING

Posted on September 9, 2014 by lindsaynewlandbowker

Background & Analysis: Total Volume Of Mt Polley TSF Failure Significantly Higher RevIsed Estimate Puts Toxic Sediments at 60% of Total Spill Volume    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mount-polley-mine-spill-78-larger-than-1st-estimates-1.2755974 (10/2/2014This table presumably now shows corrected  table.  B.C. MOM issued this errata on 9/27http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/eemp/incidents/2014/mount-polley/pdf/20140929/Memo-QuesnelSedimentQualityCorrection-Sept24.pdf  W … Continue reading →

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