A leading social and environmental advocate on the Philippine island of Mindanao was gunned down on Monday March 9th, by unidentified motorcycle killers. He is the second anti-mining activist to have been murdered in Mindanao …
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Xstrata opponent gunned down in the Philippines
Slowdown an opportunity, looking to acquire more: Vedanta Chief
After clinching Asarco’s buyout deal at US$ 1.7 billion, billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources is looking at more acquisitions in mining in view of lower valuations of these assets due to the current slowdown. Mr …
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Survival film on Vedanta in Orissa
Survival’s new short film, ‘Mine’, tells the story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe’s struggle to protect the mountain they worship as a God. London-based mining company Vedanta Resources plans a vast open-cast bauxite mine …
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Vedanta facing triple whammy over fraud
It’s been called the worst of all mining companies on the planet – and recent allegations of fraud help confirm the judgment. But this hasn’t stopped Vedanta Resources boasting it will soon become a global …
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Unearth Justice: BHP Billiton ‘fails to give answers’
BHP Billiton has failed to satisfy CAFOD, which is pressuring the company over its operations in the Philippines.
See http://www.cafod.org.uk/news/bhp-answers-2009-02-26…
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Xstrata accused of buying credibility in lead poisoning case
Accusations are often made that mining companies, both big and small, offer inducements to governments and civil society organisations in order to gain accreditation as socially or environmentally responsible. Such claims are usually difficult – …
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Chile: Atacama farmers’ rage at mines’ water use
Despite the promulgation of an “environmental law” in 1994, over the following three years no new mining projects were rejected by the Chilean government. Last month, a group of small farmers and Indigenous communities from …
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UK parliamentary inquiry into business and human rights
UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights holds mini-conference on business & human rights, prior to inquiry
Read the presentations by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and the Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition at…
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Two legal cases which may have implications for UK mining companies
The UK’s Co-operative Financial Services helps fund legal action by aboriginal community against development of Canada’s oil sands by companies such as Shell & BP
See http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/391971
Lawsuit in Canadian court against Copper Mesa and …
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