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.

The BHP Group, as with other mining giants, has much explaining to do in the way it has approached the environment.  It has become a master of the

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