Metals found in everyday electronics items, such as mobile phones and computers, are being mined illegally in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and funding a conflict that has caused millions of deaths, said …
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Metals in mobile phones financing brutal war in Congo
Leaks imperil nuclear industry
The nuclear industry, once an environmental pariah, is recasting itself as green as it attempts to extend the life of many power plants and build new ones. But a leak of radioactive water at Vermont …
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Nuclear Does Not Make Economic Sense Say Studies
The enormous technical and financial risks involved in the construction and operation of new nuclear power plants make them prohibitive for private investors, rebutting the thesis of a renaissance in nuclear energy, say several independent …
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Killings of smallscale miners in Colombia
FEDEAGROMISBOL is the Federacion de Agromineros del Sur de Bolivar (Federation of Smallscale Miners of the South of Bolivar) in Colombia. The Federation sees a link between the assassinations and the interest of AngloGold Ashanti …
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Do leopards change their spots?
Commentary on Goldcorp by Diana Mills, Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme
Goldcorp is a Canadian company but among its major investors are British-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd (US$4.3 million), Blackrock Commodities Income Trust plc, …
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ANGLO PLATINUM: HANDS OFF RICHARD SPOOR!
Anglo Platinum is a subsidiary of London-based Anglo American
Jubilee South Africa PRESS ALERT, Date: 12/2/2010
COMMUNITY TO PICKET ON 15 FEB AT PRETORIA HIGH COURT!
ANGLO PLATINUM: HANDS OFF RICHARD SPOOR!
Community members from …
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Rio Tinto’s dependence on China hits new high
BHP Billiton also dependent on China for large proportion of sales
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-biggest iron-ore producer, has never been so dependent on China as the country prepares to prosecute four of its …
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Rio Tinto executives charged in China
Prosecutors in China are proceeding with a court case against four detained Rio Tinto executives, including Australian Stern Hu.
See http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/10/2816121.htm.
Australia wants transparency in Rio spy case
The Australian government has asked China …
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Cost cuts save cautiously optimistic Rio Tinto
The miner announced a profit which, while well ahead of analysts’ expectations, was its worst second-half number in three years, and announced it will cut its dividend.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page67?oid=97907&sn=Detail&pid=92730.…
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Rio Tinto, Kaiser Aluminum, try greening Wales
Last September, Anglesey Aluminium, owned by Rio Tinto and Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, closed its aluminium smelter off the north west coast of Wales, causing major unemployment in the area. Rio Tinto tried to …
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Woodside deal with indigenous owners `farcical’
A FORMER Federal Court judge has flagged a likely legal challenge to plans to build a $30 billion gas plant in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley, citing concern over the validity of a compensation deal reached …
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