Anglo American was challenged at its April 22 AGM in London on a range of issues including a legacy of sickness among former miners in South Africa, removals of communities by subsidiary Anglo Platinum in …
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Anglo American challenged at AGM: full report
Anglo American under fire for prospecting in the Alaskan wilderness
Alaskan tribal leaders say open-pit mine will endanger valuable salmon habitat
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/apr/18/anglo-american-alaska-salmon-protest.
Also see http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article7095792.ece.
For background, see http://ourbristolbay.com/index.html.…
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Rio Tinto defers Australian AGM as directors stranded
The disruption to air travel in Europe has forced mining giant Rio Tinto to postpone its Annual General Meeting in Australia. See http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/20/2877472.htm.…
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Rio Tinto opponent arrested for “trespassing” on public land
A resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, was arrested for “trespassing” on public land in the Escanaba River State Forest, in northern Marquette County. Cynthia Pryor planned on visiting Eagle Rock, site of …
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Report on the London AGM of Rio Tinto, 15 April 2010
Introduction
This was Jan du Plessis’ first AGM as Chairman, and he gave plenty of time for questions on the annual report. There were numerous questions on the convictions of Rio Tinto officials in China …
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Rio Tinto: A Shameful History of Human and Labour Rights Abuses And Environmental Degradation Around the Globe
This document was prepared by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in San Francisco, USA. A more up to date report is available at http://londonminingnetwork.org/docs/Rio-Tinto-background-information-2011.doc.
Reporting on the company’s 2011 AGM is available at …
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US Borax workers bring struggle to Rio Tinto AGM in London
Rio Tinto in a race to the bottom
Some 70 protestors from the UK, Netherlands, and Belgium demonstrated with locked-out members of the U.S. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in London at the Annual …
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BOUGAINVILLE: Mekamui Message: No More Mining, No More Bloodshed.
See http://vimeo.com/10794473.
Clive Porabou took a strong message to London. When he attended the Rio Tinto Annual General Meeting on 15 April, he told them ‘no more mining’ on Mekamui (Bougainville Island).
Bougainville Copper …
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Rio Tinto subsidiary’s Michigan mine threatens sacred tribal rights
Comment by Jessica Koski, who will be attending the London AGM of Rio Tinto on Thursday 15 April
For far too long, the voices of affected and concerned Ojibwa people have been ignored in the …
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Women’s group opposes reopening of Bougainville mine
Women representing an indigenous landowner’s group on the Papua New Guinean island of Bougainville say they’re opposed to reopening the mine that was at the centre of a bloody civil war. Local anger towards the …
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Rio Tinto’s Borax workers speak out
Video news programme featuring Terri Judd, a locked out Boron miner, and Craig Merrilees, ILWU Communications Director. They appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss the lockout. The Boron mine is owned by Rio Tinto.
See …
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Bribery Act: All parties rally behind landmark new law to fight corruption
Passage of the Bribery Act is particularly interesting in the wake of the convictions of Rio Tinto officials in China for bribery.
In the final days of business before the General Election, Parliament has passed …
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