Protest against London-listed AngloGold Ashanti’s plans to construct a hige opencast gold mine in Colombia
3pm-6pm, Friday 1 June, outside Colombian Embassy, London
Nearest Tube: Knightsbridge 3 Hans Crescent, London SW1X 0LN
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Protesters want Rio Tinto off the Olympic podium
A protest against London 2012 sponsor Rio Tinto, which has supplied the metal to make the Olympic and Paralympic medals, welcomed the company’s shareholders yesterday in Brisbane, Australia, where the Australian annual meeting of the …
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African Minerals condemned in Sierra Leone
NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE (NaRGEJ) PLATFORM – SIERRA LEONE
AS CONFLICT BREWS IN BUMBUNA, CIVIL SOCIETY DEMANDS IMMEDIATE GOVERNMENT ACTION PRESS RELEASE Freetown, Wednesday, 9th May, 2012. We, the civil society organisations working …
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Vedanta charges ahead in India
London-listed Vedanta Resources has yet again fallen foul of Indian law. Its Sesa Goa subsidiary is finally to be prosecuted for alleged fraud connected with iron ore trading. Meanwhile, residents in Goa itself accuse Vedanta …
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London Calling muses on the future of Mining’s Giants
Two of the world’s three biggest mining companies – BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto – are currently “dialing down their risks and the pace of their previous dash for growth”. This is in order that …
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No to CoAL!
Video from Water Open Day
The London-listed mining corporation Coal of Africa Ltd (CoAL) continues to push forward with plans to open a coking coal mine in the Venda region of South Africa.
A recent …
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Indigenous and Afro-Colombians of Jiguamiandó – Rights are Upheld
The Colombian Constitutional Court has once again reaffirmed the suspension order made on Muriel Mining Corporation’s Mandé Norte Project in Chocó. Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining corporations (and registered on the …
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Qatar plonks $4 billion on Xstrata and hands Glasenberg another victory
The Financial Times reports that the oil and natural gas rich nation of Qatar has plans to up its stake in Xstrata, currently negotiating a $90 billion merger with Glencore International, to over 10%, which …
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Glencore threatens to pull out of countries that want too much
Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg told a conference in Switzerland that mining companies will fight resource nationalism by pulling out of countries where they feel demands are too onerous.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=150864&sn=Detail&pid=92730.
Philippines: Miners and military create refugees
Displaced indigenous peoples’ leaders and human rights activists from Mindanao have been in Manila to condemn the military actions that forced them from their homes. As their testimony noted, many were driven out to make …
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