UPDATE 4-Vale/BHP?s Samarco to pay $5 bln in damages for dam disaster
UPDATE 4-Vale/BHP?s Samarco to pay $5 bln in damages for dam disaster
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO March 2 (Reuters) - Mining company Samarco and its owners, BHP Billiton and Vale SA , reached a deal with the Brazilian government on Wednesday to pay an estimated 20 billion reais ($5.1 billion) in damages over 15 years for a deadly dam spill in **vember.