Samarco should be punished but not closed - Brazil mining minister
August 17, 2017 at 13:07 PM EDT
SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Samarco, a joint venture between BHP Biliton Ltd and Brazil's Vale, should be punished but not closed over the 2015 collapse of a tailings dam that killed 19 people, Brazil's mining and energy minister said on Thursday.
