By Rhiannon Hoyle 
 

SYDNEY--BHP Group Ltd. (BHP.AU) said it has approved to spend US$44 million on restarting one concentrator at the Samarco iron-ore operations it jointly owns with Vale SA (VALE).

BHP said the sum will cover its share of funding for the construction of a filtration plant over the next 12 months and "the commencement of operation readiness activities for restart."

Samarco's operations have been suspended since a deadly tailings dam disaster in November, 2015.

 

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 01, 2019 02:04 ET (06:04 GMT)

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