Brazilian Judge Slams Mining Giants Vale and BHP With $9.67B Charges Over Dam Collapse: Report
Brazilian Judge Slams Mining Giants Vale and BHP With $9.67B Charges Over Dam Collapse: Report
Mining Giants Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) and BHP Group Ltd (NYSE:BHP) and their joint venture Samarco had been reportedly slammed with charges related to the 2015 dam collapse by a Brazilian federal judge.
據報道，礦業巨頭淡水河谷公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：VALE）和必和必拓集團有限公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：BHP）及其合資企業薩馬可因與2015年大壩倒塌有關的指控受到巴西聯邦法官的抨擊。
The companies were ordered to pay 47.6 billion reais ($9.67 billion) for the same, said Reuters.
路透社說，兩家公司被勒令爲此支付476億雷亞爾（合96.7億美元）。
The report noted that a dam collapse in the southeastern city of Mariana resulted in the killing of 19 people and severely polluted the Rio Doce River, compromising the waterway to its outlet in the Atlantic Ocean.
報告指出，東南部城市馬里亞納的大壩倒塌造成19人死亡，並嚴重污染了里奧多斯河，破壞了通往大西洋出口的水道。
In the decision, Judge Vinicius Cobucci wrote that the amount was fixed taking into account the value of expenses already acknowledged by the companies in repair and compensation actions.
****修斯·科布奇法官在裁決中寫道，該金額是根據公司在維修和補償訴訟中已經確認的費用價值來確定的。
However, it is not clear how much of the total amount Vale and BHP individually owe.
但是，目前尚不清楚淡水河谷和必和必拓各自欠的總金額中有多少。
The judge wrote in the legal document that the money would be used for projects and initiatives for the area affected by the dam collapse.
法官在法律文件中寫道，這筆錢將用於受大壩倒塌影響的地區的項目和舉措。
In a filing filed yesterday, Vale clarified that it has not been notified of the court decision and reinforced its commitment to support the reparation for damages caused by the dam collapse.
淡水河谷在昨天提交的一份文件中澄清說，它尚未收到法院裁決的通知，並重申了支持賠償大壩倒塌造成的損失的承諾。
Also, the company said it is maintaining contributions to the Renova Foundation for the same, and R$34.7 billion has been earmarked for Renova's reparation and compensation actions.
此外，該公司表示將維持對Renova基金會的捐款，並已撥款347億雷亞爾用於Renova的賠償和補償行動。
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Price Action: VALE shares are down 0.22% at $13.82, and BHP is declining 0.65% at $61.30 premarket on the last check Friday.
價格走勢：淡水河谷股價下跌0.22％，至13.82美元，必和必拓在盤前下跌0.65％，至61.30美元。
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