Nov 17 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) Ltd BHP.AX :
* "ongoing safety review of all of our dams will be carried out in accordance with canadian dam association processes"
* "bhp billiton brasil rejects outright charges against company and affected individuals"
* "we continue to work with vale and samarco on plans for restart"
* "we expect to:increase volume by up to four per cent (copper equivalent volume growth, excluding shale)"
* Expect to invest us$5.4 billion in capital and exploration expenditure in fy17
* We are creating a new global tailings dam standard for our operations
* Since plc agm in october, brazilian federal prosecutors office has filed criminal charges in brazil against samarco, bhp billiton brasil and vale
* Will defend charges against company and fully support affected individuals in their defence of charges against them
* john schubert, will retire at end of agm meeting
* "we expect to deliver a further us$1.8 billion in productivity gains" Source text for Eikon: ID:nASX4yWzYT Further company coverage: BHP.AX