A lawyer for hundreds of former South African gold miners has accused their ex-employers of failing to provide access to regular check-ups for silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling dust.
Richard Meeran of …
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Mining’s toxic sludge threatens Johannesburg
Thousands of people face evacuation from greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province – the economic heartland of South Africa – due to toxic sludge from abandoned gold mines laced with high radiation levels.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11315…
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De Beers won’t touch Zimbabwe diamonds
De Beers high-quality diamond retail arm Forevermark will not sell any diamonds from Zimbabwe’s controversial Chiadzwa and fields, CEO Stephen Lussier said at the launch of the exclusive brand in South Africa.
This comes after …
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Anglo American-Codelco spat worsens in Chile
Anglo American jeopardizing local investments, Codelco CEO says
London-based Anglo American is putting its future in Chile at risk by selling a 24.5% stake in its copper assets in central Chile to Japan’s Mitsubishi, according …
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Please urge your MP to sign Early Day Motion 2396 on Cerrejon Coal
Jeremy Corbyn MP and others have tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the UK Government to support the demands of communities affected by the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia, jointly owned by London-listed mining …
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Oppenheimers flog De Beers stake to Anglo American
Shining under the blazing African sun, diamonds have an allure consummate with their high price and beauty. For Anglo American, a Fortune 500 globally diversified miner, the opportunity to get their hands on some more …
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Codelco locks horns with Anglo over option
Chilean copper giant Codelco is on a collision course with Anglo American, insisting it has the right to buy up to 49 percent of the miner’s south Chilean assets even after a surprise stake sale.…
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Australia Passes Landmark Carbon Price Laws
Australia passed landmark laws last week to impose a price on carbon emissions in one of the biggest economic reforms in a decade and injecting new impetus into December’s global climate talks in South Africa.…
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Anglo American may pull investments, jobs
In a move intended to pressure the Australian federal government to revise the proposed carbon tax, global miner Anglo American has threatened to withhold over $15 billion in coal mining investments and curtail 3,200 new …
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‘Our suffering is for ever’, mined-out town tells De Beers in South Africa
Residents of Hondeklipbaai, a small community in coastal northwest South Africa, has lodged a land claim against the world’s largest diamond mining company, Anglo-De Beers.
The community is angered that the company has reneged on …
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Alaska voters say no to gold, copper mine
Can a small local government hold back a large-scale development, despite much bigger political and corporate forces being ranged against it?
That’s the question facing voters in Southwest Alaska’s Lake & Peninsula Borough who last …
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Australian coal blasting stopped until risk ‘acceptable’
The Queensland government in Australia has suspended blasting operations at a coal mine accused of having caused toxic gases to fall on a residential neighbourhood. Not only do these gases pose major health threats to …
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