Just a month before a massive chimney collapse killed at least 45 workers at Vedanta’s Korba power plant in Chhattisgarh, another “mishap” struck the company’s Mt Lyell copper mine in Tasmania, Australia. Many tonnes of …
Read more
Vedanta: another “mishap”, more workers up in arms
Culprit company announces huge expansion of Goa mines
Not to be out-manoeuvred by adverse publicity attaching to its abject failure to protect workers in Chhattisgarh, UK-listed Vedanta has announced a massive expansion of its parlous iron ore mining in Goa and elsewhere in …
Read more
London Calling the shots on Vedanta – and some British banks
There seem to be few new tactics that may be adopted in the seemingly interminable battle to force mining companies into being both honest and just. However, on September 22nd, what some have described as …
Read more
Communities in Colombia reject AngloGold Ashanti
Communities in the municipality of Bolivar in the Colombian province of Cauca held a demonstration on 18 September to protest against the presence of London-listed South African multinational AngloGold Ashanti. A community forum was held …
Read more
UK COMPANY VEDANTA’S INDIAN DISASTER
Press release from London Mining Network : Update 1
25 September 2009
No firm death and injury count is yet available relating to victims of the September 23rd disaster at UK-listed Vedanta’s power plant construction …
Read more
Vedanta petition
A number of people concerned about Vedanta’s operations around the Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa have drawn up a petition to the company’s investors, asking them to disinvest.
See http://www.PetitionOnline.com/vedanta2/petition.html.…
Read more
Further coverage of Vedanta disaster
Vedanta under scrutiny as 100 feared dead at aluminium plant
The safety policies of the London-listed mining giant Vedanta Resources are set to come under scrutiny after an accident at one of its sites in …
Read more
Goa: Sky’s the limit as court rules against Vedanta
A nine-year old boy recently filed a public interest petition against the “unsafe” mining activities of India’s biggest mining company – UK-listed Vedanta Resources plc. Akaash Naik was backed by Claude Alvares, the highly-esteemed director …
Read more
Banking on “clean energy” in South Africa?
South Africa’s fourth largest investment bank has said it “may not” finance mining companies and energy producers which emit large amounts of global greenhouse gases. Among Nedbank’s clients is Kumba Iron Ore – by far …
Read more
South African villagers take action against Anglo American subsidiary
Press statement: Sekuruwe community takes action on desecrated graves
Issued by Jubilee South Africa, 24 September 2009
The Sekuruwe community in the Mapela area, north of Mokopane in Limpopo Province, has been taking action for …
Read more
Indigenous people power challenges mining might
See http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=16575
22 September 2009
A mining registrar in Western Australia has a hard decision to make. The Martu Idja Banjima Native Title claimants — the Martidja Manyjima people of the Pilbara — want him …
Read more
Philippine groups slam mining while British companies show interest
British mining companies have expressed further interest in doing business in the Philippines, following a business meeting with President Arroyo in London. Rio Tinto has reportedly expressed interest while BHP Billiton is already active in …
Read more