Jun 1, 2018 | News
The union of workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile said on Friday it had kicked off the latest round of labor negotiations with a contract proposal that includes a bonus of about $34,000 per worker at the world’s largest copper mine.
Jun 1, 2018 | News
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Supreme Court ruled a provincial tribunal can hear a case brought by the state mining company to dissolve a unit of Glencore Plc.
May 29, 2018 | News
The UK Government has been urged to take action after a British mining and energy giant was accused of extensive human rights abuse and environmental damage in India.
May 29, 2018 | News
Authorities from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have ordered the permanent closure of the country’s largest copper smelter, controlled by Vedanta Resources, after a new round of violent protests against the plant ended last week with police killing 13 people.
May 27, 2018 | News
Campaigners gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London on Saturday, to protest over the killing of at least 13 unarmed people, including four Catholics, by police in India on Tuesday, who had been demonstrating against British company Vedanta Resources’ copper smelter in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu. A further 20 people, including a Catholic priest, are being treated in hospital for their injuries.