Former gold miners in South Africa are suing industry giant Anglo American in the London High Court for allegedly damaging their health, their lawyers say.
The ex-workers contracted lung diseases because of bad ventilation in …
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South Africa gold miners sue Anglo American
Move Beyond Coal, Now
The coal industry is racing to ensure its place in our world’s future before safer, healthier and cheaper clean energy takes hold.
Ill-equipped to compete and survive in the emerging clean energy economy it must …
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Mining disaster returns to Wales
Last week, four coal miners went to their deaths, overwhelmed by floodwaters three hundred feet underground in the Gleision colliery, South Wales. It was the biggest tragedy of its kind for the Welsh nation (Cymru) …
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Papua: Freeport-Rio Tinto workers are on strike – again
Indonesian workers at the world’s largest gold – and third biggest copper – mine have started a one month strike, demanding payment of a just wage. Eight thousand of them went on strike in July …
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Rio Tinto may get stung in Sulawesi …and pinched in Queensland
A giant black wasp has been identified as a new species, recently discovered in the Mekongga Mountains of Southeast Sulawesi. (The report at the link below mistakenly describes the mountain range as being in Southwest …
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‘Bougainvilleans should not rush into mining’
MINING should not be the first thing on every Bougainvilleans mind, Me’ekamui spokesman Philip Takaung said.
Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of the Paruparu Jaba road the Me’ekamui vice president said the environment should …
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Rio Tinto Plans To Sell ‘A Lot’ Of Oyu Tolgoi Output To China
Rio Tinto plans to sell “a lot” of the output from the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia to China, and is in discussions with smelters in China, Rio Tinto’s U.S. Copper Chief …
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Vedanta’s refinery expansion plan suffers another setback
Vedanta has suffered another setback in its fight-back to expand the aluminium refinery in Orissa after the Union environment ministry had struck down its environment clearance for violations.
The Cuttack bench of the Orissa High …
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Rio Tinto and partners to invest $US2 billion in Orissa iron ore project
RIO Tinto has finally revealed volumes and spending intentions for its long-held Orissa iron ore joint venture in India, as it focuses on supplying domestic markets.
MEPs call for EU to clean up oil, mining industries
The European Parliament has urged EU countries to clean up the mining and oil industries by publishing what companies pay to get their hands on contracts and by giving legal protection to whistleblowers.
Two reports …
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Protests at Philippine mining conference
The Philippine mining industry’s annual conference has just taken place in Manila.
As usual government officials and industry bigwigs queued up to praise the state of the industry. And – as usual – vocal protestors …
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Australia PM introduces controversial carbon laws
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has staked her minority government’s future on passing the laws, which would force around 500 big polluting companies to pay for carbon emissions through a A$23 ($23.75) per tonne carbon …
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