In Brazil, only prosecutors can press formal charges and open a lawsuit, but the police accusations may be a sign charges are on the way. Vale, the world’s largest iron-ore exporter, co-owns Fundao in a 50-50 joint venture with BHP Brazil , but Anglo police have not filed charges against the Anglo -Australian mining giantIn a statement, Samarco said: " Samarco does not agree with the indictment of its professionals as so far there is no technical expert conclusion about the causes of the incident"Samarco is the owner of the Fundao tailings dam that collapsed on November 5 last year , causing an avalanche of waste water that buried several hamlets in the south-eastern state of Fundao , 17 dead and two missing with contamination over a 650km stretch of the Doce River and a section of the the Doce River coastline.
Vale, the world’s largest iron-ore exporter, co-owns Fundao in a 50-50 joint venture with BHP Brazil , but Anglo police have not filed charges against the Anglo -Australian mining giantIn a statement, Samarco said: " Samarco does not agree with the indictment of its professionals as so far there is no technical expert conclusion about the causes of the incident"Samarco is the owner of the Fundao tailings dam that collapsed on November 5 last year , causing an avalanche of waste water that buried several hamlets in the south-eastern state of Fundao , 17 dead and two missing with contamination over a 650km stretch of the Doce River and a section of the the Doce River coastline.