Glencore is facing legal action over pollution caused by its vast and lucrative copper operations in Zambia. Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines subsidiary has been a thorn in the firm’s side since its £6billion float in …
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Glencore faces legal action over pollution caused by Zambian copper
Amungme leader warns Freeport it could be closed down
The vast Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesian-occupied West Papua is a continuing source of tension between the Indonesian government and those campaigning for West papuan independence. London-based Rio Tinto helped to finance the mine’s expansion …
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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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DRC dispute disentangled: ENRC and FQM agree settlement
London listed miner, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc (ENRC) and Canada’s First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQM) have resolved a rumble in the jungle with a US$1.25bn settlement for disputed mining assets in the Democratic Republic …
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BHP’s toxic legacy continues at Ok Tedi
When BHP Billiton pulled out of the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea, it was because it recognised that the mine should never have been constructed in the way it was – with riverine …
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Anglo American sues Codelco over breach of contract
Anglo American said on 22 December that it had filed a writ with Santiago’s Court of Appeals, suing the Chilean firm for breach of contract in a dispute over its south Chilean assets.
Codelco, the …
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Utah groups sue Rio Tinto subsidiary for air pollution
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and Utah Moms for Clean Air announced Monday they are suing Rio Tinto for polluting the Salt Lake Valley air. Dr. Brian Moench, from Utah Physicians for a Healthy …
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Rio Tinto panned over Olympic medals
Will London 2012 sponsors BP, Dow, EDF and Rio Tinto tarnish the Olympic brand?
In just seven months London opens its doors to the world for the ‘greatest show on earth’ and while the 2012 …
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Rio Tinto says it’s not pursuing full takeover of Ivanhoe
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s third-biggest mining company, said it won’t seek full control of its Mongolian project partner Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. after an arbitrator ruled in its favor in a shareholding dispute.
See http://business.financialpost.com/2011/12/13/rio-tinto-says-its-not-pursuing-full-takeover-of-ivanhoe/…
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Proud Indonesian Miners’ End Strike at Grasberg
An agreement was signed in Jakarta on 14 December between PT Freeport Indonesia Workers’ Union (SP KEP SPSI) and management of the world’s largest gold and second largest copper mining complex – Grasberg in Papua …
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