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Six wounded in ambush near Freeport-Rio Tinto mine in West Papua

Six people were wounded Sunday in a shooting ambush near US company Freeport McMoRan’s massive gold and copper mine in Indonesia’s eastern Papua region, police said. Three policemen and three mine workers were hurt in the ambush on a convoy of buses and land cruisers heading to the coastal city of Timika from the Grasberg [...]

Bangladesh group holds human chains against extractive industry deals

Their 7-point demands include passing a bill in the Bangladesh Parliament barring export of natural resources, cancelling the proposed model production-sharing contract (PSC) with foreign oil companies, ditching open-pit coal mining and expelling Asia Energy. Asia Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK mining company, GCM Resources plc.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9829.

Balochistan halts $3.5bn copper project

Despite the relative poverty of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the local authorities have decided that the proposed Reko Diq mine will not make things better. The company involved, Antofagasta plc, while controlled by Chilean capital, is listed in London and has its registered offices in the UK.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9805.

UK Government to promote investment in coal mining in Orissa, India

Taking note of the industrialisation boom and Orissa’s fast-paced economic growth, the UK has begun to explore trade and investment opportunities in the State. It has identified sectors like metals and minerals, mining, advanced engineering, infrastructure and education as key areas for business cooperation. A high-power delegation led by British Deputy High Commissioner Sanjay Wadvani [...]

Union, Contract Workers Continue Fight for Work Rights at Cerrejón in Colombia

The struggle continues for trade union rights for contract workers at Colombia’s vast mining complex, Carbones del Cerrejón. ICEM mining affiliate Sintracarbón has been fighting to organize the contract workers at the mine. ICEM is the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions. Carbones del Cerrejon is owned by London-listed Anglo American, [...]

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