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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BHP’s toxic legacy continues at Ok Tedi
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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Rio Tinto wins battle against Ivanhoe’s “poison pill” rights plan
An arbitrator has ruled that a “poison pill” rights plan erected by Ivanhoe to try and stop a Rio Tinto takeover, does not apply to the latter, leaving Ivanhoe vulnerable to a takeover next year.…
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Collahuasi withdraws EIS for US$173mn water transfer project
Chilean miner Collahuasi has withdrawn an environmental impact study (EIS) submitted on November 18 for a US$173mn water transfer system to supply its expansion project in Chile’s northern region I.
The EIS was undergoing the …
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Xstrata under fire on three continents
Protesters storm Xstrata’s London HQ
Protesters’ account and comments at N30, corporate greed, Xstrata and the right to protest, http://occupylsx.org/?p=1755.
See also:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15967800 and
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/30/occupy-activists-xstrata-hq-london
Xstrata’s Tampakan mine attacked by community in …
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Rio Tinto, Chinalco finalize exploration joint venture
The new company’s priority will be exploring in China for copper, with plans to expand into coal and potash.
See http://www.mining-hub.com/2011/11/rio-tinto-chinalco-finalize-exploration-joint-venture/
The hidden human cost of the 2012 Olympic medals
For the elite athletes of the world it’s a moment to dream of – standing on the podium to be crowned an Olympic champion. In all, 4,700 medals will be draped around the necks of …
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In Indonesia, Anger Against Mining Giant Grows
A foreign mining company, protected by hundreds of soldiers, extracts precious resources from a remote tropical forest. The mining enrages indigenous tribes, who resist. It may sound like a movie script, but it is in …
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