London Calling raises some awkward questions about Chinese arrests
For the past ten days a media rumour mill has been relentlessly grinding over possible motives for the July 5 arrests of Stern Hu, a top …
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Rio Tinto executive accused in China
The Chinese are coming – but perhaps not where you might expect
No one can confidently predict the long-term prospects for global revival of the ferrous and non-ferrous metals sectors. “Analysts” send out mixed signals; some of which are manifestly intended as a boost to investor confidence, …
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Friedland gains, as Rio Tinto is shamed
Back in May 2009, two former Canadian goverment officials joined one of the country’s most notorious mining companies in order to boost its fortunes in Mongolia and elsewhere. One of these was a former chief …
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British Parliamentary motion against Vedanta
British MP Diane Abbott has proposed an ‘Early Day Motion’ (EDM), which functions like a petition for Members of Parliament to sign to express a view on a matter of concern. Her EDM, number 1902, …
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British investors in Vedanta
Last month, The Ecologist magazine published a list of investors in Vedanta, the London-listed company planning ti mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills in India against the opposition of many of the Indigenous Kondh people.…
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Interview with Roger Moody: Vedanta “the world’s most damaging mining company”
Roger Moody is an expert on mining and mining transnationals. He has spent years uncovering the facts about how mining companies operate. He edits the Mines and Communities website, which exposes the social, economic …
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Vedanta: Killing them ever so softly
Widespread pollution by the Vedanta refinery in Orissa raises serious questions about environmental monitoring. See http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/latha-jishnu-killing-them-ever-so-softly/363547/.…
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Xstrata to lure Anglo to table with £5bn deal
Xstrata is planning to up the stakes dramatically in the takeover battle for Anglo American, by dangling a cash sweetener to shareholders of up to £5bn to tempt Anglo’s management, under new chairman Sir John …
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Mining gets dirty with sexist rant at Anglo’s Carroll
Takeover battle with Xstrata takes surreal turn as Graham Boustred dismisses Cynthia Carroll as sexually frustrated.
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/09/boustred-attacks-carroll.…
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Colombia: Attack on Labour rights by contracting agency for El Cerrejon mine
The Cerrejon mine is owned by London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata.
The National Union of the Coal Industry, SINTRACARBON, brings to local, national and international attention the attack by the contracting firm, SOTRANS, …
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Colombia: Gold vs Preservation in the Central Mountains
In a protected area of the Cordillera Central, Colombia’s central mountain range, gold mining plans are clashing with the desire of farmers, activists and environmental officials to preserve forests and water resources. A movement made …
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Colombia: Muriel Mining response to ABColombia letter
When LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights about London-based Rio Tinto’s association with Muriel Mining Corporation in Colombia, Muriel mining accused the Colombian Interchurch …
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