Nov 30 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton (L:BLT) Ltd BHP.AX :
* Says samarco has advised that, at this stage, there are 13 fatalities and six people who remain unaccounted for
* Provides a further update following the breach of the fundão tailings dam and santarém water dam at the Samarco MineraçãO S.A
* Says clean-up work has commenced in the barra longa area, focusing on access roads, housing and bridge repairs
* "Relocation is expected to be completed in February 2016."
* Says monitoring of the remaining dam structures at samarco continues
* Says interim work to repair the damage to the dams and to reinforce parts of
the structure has commenced
* Says operations at Samarco remain suspended
* Says Samarco and local authorities continue to assess and monitor water
quality in the rio doce river system
* Says clean-up work has commenced in the barra longa area, focusing on access roads, housing and bridge repairs.
* Says alternative water supplies are being provided by samarco, working with local authorities
* Samarco reports that analysis by SGS Geosol confirmed that tailings are composed of materials that are not hazardous to human health
* Fundão and santarém dams is considered to be non-reactive and would be geochemically stable when introduced to the river system or ocean
* Brazilian federal government intend to commence legal proceedings against samarco, Vale and BHP Billiton for clean-up costs and damages
* Says tailings plume has reached the atlantic ocean and is dispersing
* Announcement indicates that the legal action will demand that the companies establish a fund of BRL 20 billion in aggregate for environmental recovery
and compensation"
* BHP Billiton has not received formal notice of the action at this stage"
* Brazilian federal government intend to commence legal proceedings against
samarco, Vale and BHP Billiton for clean-up costs and damages
* Source text for Eikon ID:nASX8T1Dy7
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