Original article by Barry FitzGerald
The Australian – Page: 18 : 23-Dec-15

BHP Billiton has appointed US law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to examine the causes of the tailings dam failure at its Samarco iron ore joint venture in Brazil. Meanwhile, Flavio Bulcao has been appointed as BHP’s country ­director for Brazil, while chief commercial officer Dean Dalla Valle will lead the resources group’s response to the disaster. BHP recently disputed a United Nations report on the toxicity of the tailings, which have polluted the River Doce.

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