Delegates from the UN Security Council visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo must act decisively to prevent natural resources fuelling conflict, said campaign group Global Witness.
See http://www.globalwitness.org/media_library_detail.php/968/en/un_security_council_must_act_to_stop_mineral_trade_fuelling_congo_war.…
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Copper production lost at the Collahuasi mine in northern Chile’s region I as a result of an ongoing strike by subcontracted workers will not likely be recovered.
The mine is controlled by Anglo-Swiss Xstrata and …
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This website contains links to a large number of articles about Anglo American plc, which can be viewed at http://londonminingnetwork.org/tag/anglo-american/.
The related Mines and Communities website (http://www.minesandcommunities.org/) contains a much larger number …
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This technical briefing by Inge Lindemann summarises the impacts of uranium mining on human health and the environment and makes a compelling case for leaving uranium in the ground.
To download the twelve page Word …
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NB The agreement has now been ratified by 75% of the Borax workforce.
May 16, 2010:
The Los Angeles labour movement celebrated the announcement of a tentative settlement in the lockout of workers that had …
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Around the world, indigenous communities are defending their homelands and sacred sites from mining companies with more urgency than ever. With the fictional Avatar receiving so much media attention, it’s important to realize that very …
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s proposed ‘super tax’ on miners has certainly got the companies raging. Like rich celebrities in a UK election, they are threatening to leave the country if they are over-taxed. Shares of …
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According to the CEO of Bougainville Copper, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, the Panguna mine is to re-open within the next five years. His words were a direct contradiction of the words spoken by Rio …
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Representatives of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in the southwestern United States read out a statement at the recent meeting of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The statement concerned the …
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Chile’s Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, posted net profits of US$1.03bn in Q1, a 160% increase from US$394mn year-on-year, the company said in a release late Monday.
Escondida’s owners include BHP Billiton and Rio …
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Several multinational companies with activities in Colombia were ‘on trial’ in Madrid last weekend during the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal. Most cases deal with violations of human rights and liability for environmental degradation. They included the …
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