With weeks to go before the start of new Mercosur-EU talks on creating a free trade zone, the two sides clashed as they met in the Argentine capital to advance cooperation in mining trade. Officials …
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Mercosur unhappy with EU mining rules on cyanide content
Declaration of the Indigenous Communities of the Central Plateau of Chubut, Argentina
Open-pit metal mining has been banned in the Argentinian province of Chubut since April 2003. Law 5001, passed by provincial legislative power following the Esquel referendum, resulting in the cancellation of Meridian Gold’s proposed gold …
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BHP embroiled in Falklands row
Argentina’s ambassador to Australia says mining group BHP Billiton will face business sanctions if it pushes ahead with oil exploration in Falklands waters. BHP has a licence to explore off the Falkland Islands and is …
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Judge Suspends Yamana’s Agua Rica Project After Clashes in Andalgala, Argentina
One of the most controversial mining projects in Argentina, already affected by the economic crisis last year, has been halted by a court order after protests and clashes in the town of Andalgalá, Catamarca province. …
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CAFOD and Goldcorp
Goldcorp is a Canadian company but among its major investors are British-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd (US$4.3 million), Blackrock Commodities Income Trust plc, and City Natural Resources High Yield Trust PLC, according to the …
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BHP Billiton to benefit from Argentinian water?
Despite recently calling upon mining companies to conserve fresh water usage within the country, the Chilean government is now mooting its importation from Argentina. Last year, BHP Billiton seriously considered draining water from across the …
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Argentina: Academics reject corporate miner’s handouts
There’s been heated debate in Argentina over whether its National Inter University Council (CIN) should accept funds from the country’s largest open-pit mine, Minera Alumbrera. The mine is operated by UK-Swiss Xstrata, co-owned by Goldcorp …
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Rio Tinto Suspends $205 Million Uruguay Port Project
Mining company Rio Tinto has put off plans to spend $205 million to develop a port facility in Agraciada, Uruguay, a company spokesman said Wednesday. “Rio Tinto is postponing the expansion of the Corumba mine …
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BHP Billiton: image and reality
Briefing for the BHP Billiton plc Annual General Meeting, 23 October 2008
BHP Billiton is the largest mining company in the world. Jointly listed on the London and Australian Stock Exchanges, it has a market …
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