BHP Billiton, the $200bn mining company, finds itself in the middle of a massive geopolitical independence row due to its hostile takeover of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan.
Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of FTSE …
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Potash bid drags BHP into Saharan fight
RBS, the tarsands and the climate camp
How RBS funds ‘dirty oil’
Last weekend, Royal Bank of Scotland faced its biggest protests in a long history of protests. Environmental groups and hundreds of climate protesters camped on the lawn at RBS’s Gogarburn …
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CATAPA worried about increased violence in Guatemala
Press release from LMN member group CATAPA concerning Goldcorp’s Marlin mine
With the greatest urgency CATAPA asks the suspension of all activities of the Marlin mine and the application of the other precautionary measures which …
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Goldcorp staff face criminal charges over mine pollution after CAFOD investigation
Authorities in Honduras have filed criminal charges against senior officials of Entremares – a wholly-owned subsidiary of mining giant Goldcorp – based on evidence from aid agency CAFOD of severe water contamination.
The data gathered …
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More pressure is applied to Goldcorp in Guatemala
Three new independent studies have confirmed allegations of serious health and environmental violations by GoldCorp at its Marlin mine in Guatemala.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Indians living near the mine are accusing a Supreme Court justice …
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Sierra Leone Government urged to revise agreement with London-listed African Minerals Ltd
The National Advocacy Coalition on the Extractives (NACE) is calling on the President and Parliament of Sierra Leone to demand a review of the mining agreement signed between the Government and African Minerals Limited, listed …
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Are $14bn worth of Indonesian mining projects at risk?
The latest round in the battle to halt all mining in Indonesia’s protected forest areas seems to have been won by the environmentalists. This could affect, among other companies, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.…
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Australian Aboriginal communities want a stop to new uranium mining
As BHP Billiton prepares to open a major uranium mining site in Western Australia next year, the clamour for the state to once more ban mining of the radioactive mineral has become louder. In fact, …
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Tribals at Niyamgiri feel only half the battle won
There is an unusual combination of fear and fortitude on show, as the fight over Niyamgiri Hills finally draws to a close.
Even though Vedanta Resources’ proposal to mine bauxite at the sacred mountain in …
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Despite everything, Vedanta is still trying
Vedanta says looking for alternative mines after setback
Vedanta Resources said on Wednesday it would seek other sources of bauxite in India after its plans for a mine in an area held sacred by tribespeople …
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