The eye-popping figure pales in comparison to the astronomical $1 trillion in coal investments held by 4,488 institutional investors as of January this year.
The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the year.
Victims argued that the settlement was signed without their participation and that 20,000 people who were impacted by the disaster were excluded from the deal.