UPDATE 2-Vale could be "natural" Samarco owner, in talks with BHP -director
January 17, 2018 at 11:53 AM EST
SAO PAULO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's Vale is in talks with Anglo American BHP Billiton Plc on options for their joint venture Samarco, and it may be easier for Vale to resolve that miner's problems as sole owner, a Vale director said on Wednesday.