BHP Group said it was waiting to formally receive the court ruling on the 2015 Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil after media reports said a lower court has ruled that its unit and other firms are not criminally liable for the disaster.

A Brazilian court on Thursday cleared mining giants BHP and Vale, and their Brazilian joint venture Samarco, of responsibility over a 2015 dam collapse that caused the country's worst ever environmental disaster.

BHP Group is waiting for the formal court ruling on the 2015 Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil. A court reportedly found no criminal liability for BHP and other firms. BHP Brasil awaits the decision for further implications while facing a UK lawsuit and a $31.

A Brazilian federal court ruled miners Vale , BHP Group and their joint venture Samarco are not criminally liable for the deadly 2015 Fundao tailings dam collapse, according to a statement from the court on Thursday.

A federal court in Brazil has exonerated mining giants Vale, BHP Group and their joint venture Samarco from criminal liability in the 2015 Fundao tailings dam collapse incident, which claimed 19 lives and caused extensive environmental damage,

Brazilian court clears Vale, BHP, and Samarco joint venture over 2015 dam disaster, citing lack of evidence for individual responsibility.