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.

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.

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.

BHP (BHP) and their Samarco joint venture in Brazil of responsibility over a 2015 dam collapse that caused the country's worst ever environmental disaster, according to published reports. The court reportedly said it found no conclusive evidence that "individual behavior contributed directly