GCM challenged to pull out of Phulbari coal project

GCM challenged to pull out of Phulbari coal project

Bangladeshi activists demonstrate against GCM Resources

See Morning Star report on the demonstration organised by the UK Branch of the National Committee for the Protection of Bangladesh’s Oil, Gas, Natural Resource, Power and Ports.

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Silent Protest Held in Support of Communities of Limpopo

Silent Protest Held in Support of Communities of Limpopo

Gaia Foundation press release, Thursday 15th December 2011

Yesterday in Central London a silent protest took place outside the General Meeting of Shareholders of Australian mining company, Coal of Africa Ltd (CoAL). The protest was …
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What's London got to do with mining?

What’s London got to do with mining?

Most of the world’s biggest mining companies, and many smaller mining companies, are listed on the London Stock Exchange, including its Alternative Investment Market (AIM). London is the world’s biggest centre for investment in the minerals industry: British high street and investment banks (like Barclays, HSBC, RBS, Citibank and Standard...
What we do

What we do

The London Mining Network (LMN) is an alliance of human rights, development and environmental groups. We pledge to expose the key role of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, London-based funders and the British Government in the promotion of unacceptable mining projects. Read more on our About page...
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Rio Tinto subsidiary ERA expects flooding to hit uranium output again

The company warned that recent flooding caused by heavy rainfall in northern Australia will continue to restrict its uranium production for the year.

See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=143022&sn=Detail&pid=92730.…
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Orissa High Court dashes Vedanta hopes to expand refinery

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd tried to get the High Court in the Indian State of Orissa to overturn its decision to stop expansion of the company’s Lanjigarh bauxite refinery. It failed.

See http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-19/bhubaneswar/30642318_1_review-petition-vedanta-aluminum-alumina-refinery.…
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Vedanta set to grab further Indian resources – twice over

Vedanta’s contract with Scottish firm, Cairn Energy, to take a controlling stake in India’s most promising new oil field, still isn’t a “done deal”. But the acquisition has now moved one step closer to completion …
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Huge victory: Obama kills Keystone tarsands pipeline

Barack Obama rejected the controversial Keystone tar sands pipeline last Wednesday, making good on a promise not to give in to a Republican ultimatum on the project.

See http://www.no-tar-sands.org/2012/01/huge-victory-obama-kills-keystone/.

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Company plans to mine a billion tonnes of coal off Wales – without miners

The debate over the use of coal in Britain is heating up. Reuters reports a British company, Clean Coal UK, is planning to mine an estimated billion tonnes of coal off the Welsh coast using …
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ICVL ties up with London-based company Anglo American for scouting coal assets

International Coal Ventures, a consortium of Indian state-run entities created to acquire coal assets abroad, has formed a strategic tie-up with Anglo American, a global leader in mining, for scouting for coking coal properties globally.…
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Court orders Anglo American to reveal contract with Mitsubishi

A Chilean court has ordered London-based Anglo American to reveal the contract under which it sold a 24.5% stake in its central Chile assets to Japan’s Mitsubishi. The court order follows a legal action filed …
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Xstrata knocked back in Philippines

Efforts to bring the massive Tampakan copper-gold project to commercial phase suffered a major blow after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources rejected the proponent’s application for an environmental compliance certificate (ECC).

Documents obtained …
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Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Utah Copper Blamed By Doctors And Moms For Pollution

When winter comes to Utah and atmospheric conditions trap a soup of pollutants close to the ground, doctors say it turns every resident in the Salt Lake basin into the equivalent of a cigarette smoker.…
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British Beowulf reported again for breach of Swedish Minerals Act

Swedish Saami Council Press Release

11 January 2012

The Saami communities of Sirges and Jåhkågaska have today submitted a complaint to the Swedish Minerals Inspectorate claiming that Beowulf Mining has allegedly conducted unauthorized exploration drilling …
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Rio Tinto Initiates Lockout in Canada

Rio Tinto Alcan, an aluminium-production unit of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, locked out about 800 union workers at a Quebec smelter.

See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550304577136533843111036.html.

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Rio Tinto makes diamond foray in India

According to Daily News and Analysis, Rio Tinto has received approvals-in-principle from the Ministry of  Mines to begin diamond mining operations in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Rio Tinto’s maiden venture in India — in …
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