BRASILIA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Samarco and its shareholders Vale SA VALE5.SA and BHP Billiton BHP.AX BLT.L have requested to extend until Jan. 19 a deadline to pay 1.2 billion reais ($375.39 million) in guarantees related to the collapse of a tailings dam in 2015, Vale said in a statement on Monday.
The payment was meant to be made to a court in Minas Gerais state by Monday. ($1 = 3.1967 reais)