Thursday 29 October 2009
“While you are getting a good standard of life … we Wayuu are eating food contaminated with coal … Why, when you have money in your bank accounts, why are our …
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World’s largest mining company challenged at AGM
Community representatives in London to challenge world’s biggest mining multinational
Representatives of communities facing displacement by the massive Cerrejon mine are attending the Annual General Meeting of BHP Billiton plc in London on Thursday 29 October.
BHP Billiton is the biggest mining company in the …
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The London Declaration – 2008
The London Declaration is the founding document of Mines and Communities and encapsulates key demands being made by many communities affected by mining around the world.
Read and sign on at http://www.minesandcommunities.org/LondonDeclaration.…
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Major US conservation group joins Alaska anti-mine campaign
The Pebble Mine project near Bristol Bay is jointly (50/50) owned by Anglo American and Northern Dynasty Minerals (in which Rio Tinto has a 19.6% stake). Six months ago, a delegation of native Alaskans and …
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Rio Tinto increases grip on Ivanhoe, as Mongolia mega-project proceeds
Despite widespread opposition by Mongolian citzens for several years, their government has now effectively agreed to terms proposed by Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto, for what the companies claim could be the world’s most lucrative copper-gold …
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Ghana conference makes major demands for sustainability, human rights
In one of the largest and most comprehensive conferences of its kind held in Africa, 1,700 delegates from mining-affected Ghanaian communities have issued many urgent demands to their government. These would affect London-listed AngloGold Ashanti…
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UK government finds Vedanta in major breach of trust
Last week’s conclusion by a UK government agency that Vedanta Resources has violated guidelines laid down by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) is certainly significant. It serves to confirm claims by numerous …
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Archbishop queries miner shareholding
The Archbishop of Canterbury has raised concerns about the Church of England’s investment in Vedanta, the FTSE 100 mining group criticised by the government this week over its plans to open a bauxite operation in …
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Vedanta “propaganda” meets its match at Niyamgiri
Vedanta’s planned Nyamgiri bauxite mine in Orissa has been the subject of more national and international press column inches than any other Indian venture of its kind. Inevitably, given its notorious propensities, the UK company …
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Ask the adivasis…
Will the eco hot spot of Niyamgiri hills in tribal Orissa be ravaged by mining?
It’s been almost a decade, but this non-violent movement is peaking amid the dense, pristine wild forests, mountains and streams, …
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