Jubilee South Africa Press Statement, I December 2009
The police in Mokopane, Limpopo Province, arrested two activists from Ga Machikiri and Ga Mokaba and are searching for others from Ga Mokaba and Ga Molekane. The …
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Communities picket Anglo American subsidiary’s operations in South Africa
Vedanta on trial
Sixteen years of fraud?
Vedanta Resources’ launch on London’s stock exchange in late 2003 was the second biggest UK floatation of that year – and the largest-ever by an Indian company. It had taken several …
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British Parliamentary motion on Vedanta
If you live in the United Kingdom, please ask your MP to sign the below Early Day Motion in Parliament on Vedanta plc.
See http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=39761&SESSION=903.
Please contact them in whichever way you think is …
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LMN Response to BHP Billiton over the alternative report, October 2009
BHP Billiton’s response to the ‘BHP Billiton: Undermining the Future – Alternative Annual Report 2009′ is wholly inadequate. BHP Billiton has a record of failing to respond to detailed criticisms of its operations. It simply …
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Protesters pounce on mining giant’s AGM
BHP Billiton had its Australian AGM picketed by protesters. But inside the meeting the chairman of BHP Billiton, Don Argus, did not seem interested in the environmental issues. He was saying that governments have to …
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BHP dismisses talk about Rio getting cold feet on iron ore joint venture
BHP Billiton chairman says it and Rio Tinto are on track for completion of a binding iron ore joint venture agreement “shortly” amid rumours Rio’s commitment to deal was weakening.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page39?oid=93621&sn=Detail.…
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Spence workers sign new contracts with BHP Billiton – Chile
Workers at BHP Billiton‘s Spence copper mine in northern Chile have signed labor contracts for a 41-month period after having reached a pay agreement that put an end to a 42-day strike, the union …
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Chilean report raises doubts about water availability for copper
Almost no mining is possible without significant use of water. Chile’s copper industry – which involves BHP Billiton and Xstrata – swallows more water than most others, from one of the driest places on earth. …
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First pay talks at Altonorte far from producing agreement, says union – Chile
Management at Xstrata‘s (LSE: XTA) Altonorte copper smelter in northern Chile held the first face-to-face pay talks with union representatives on Wednesday (Nov 25), in which the company expressed a stance far from acceptable …
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Rio Tinto drops exploration plans in Iron County, Michigan
Rio Tinto, the London-based mining company whose subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals has sought to develop a nickel sulphide mine near Marquette, Michigan, USA, has withdrawn a request to prospect for minerals on public forest land …
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AngloGold Ashanti says goodbye to Suárez, Colombia
London-listed AngloGold Ashanti (based in South Africa) has a large number of mineral concessions and exploration projects in Colombia. Its operations in the Department (province) of Valle del Cauca, in the south west of the …
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Authorities visit Angostura gold project – Colombia
The Canadian ambassador in Colombia, Geneviève des Rivières, and authorities from the Colombian mining, environment and energy ministries visited Vancouver-based Greystar Resources’ Angostura gold project to learn more about its progress. Greystar is listed on …
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