October 2012 protest against AngloGold Ashanti’s La Colosa project
In an open letter to AngloGold Ashanti shareholders timed to coincide with the company’s May 13 AGM in South Africa, an alliance of organizations in Colombia list …
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Colombian community organizations call on AngloGold Ashanti to keep out of Tolima
Sick miners ask Anglo American for details of defence
THE long-awaited hearing in which 10 former Anglo miners with silicosis and silico-tuberculosis are seeking compensation began on Friday with an application to compel Anglo American to provide more details of its defence. The Legal …
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US watchdog warns Anglo American’s Alaska project could cause ecological damage
The proposed Pebble gold and copper mining project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region could inflict widespread ecological and environmental damage, according to a revised study by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The revised assessment …
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Philippines: The Assault on the Mining Act Continues
Lie down protest in front of government mining offices, Surigao City, on Earth Day 2013. Photo: Roel N. Catoto, Mindanews
The challenge continues to be made to the constitutionality of the benefit sharing parts of …
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Rio Tinto firms up $2.5bn Oyu Tolgoi mine loan
Global miner Rio Tinto has attracted strong interest for a $2.5 billion loan to expand its Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, in one of the largest resource financings in Asia this year, …
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US Supreme Court “vacates” anti-Rio Tinto Bougainville case, but lawyer vows to continue battle
The US Supreme Court has “vacated” (i.e. relinquished) an earlier decision by another court, to hear a case against Rio Tinto, alleging its responsibility for war crimes (et al) on the island of Bougainville. Steve Berman, …
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AusAID Fuels Bougainville Mining Tensions
Rio Tinto stands to make big profits if the Panguna mine on Bougainville reopens. In recruiting advisors with strong links to the mining giant, AusAid isn’t helping the peace process, writes Kristian Lasslett.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12266&l=1…
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Greece’s Halkidiki mining conflict escalates
Last month there was an upsurge in opposition to Eldorado Gold’s Halkidiki gold project in Greece’s Aristoteli county – and excessive force allegedly used by police against protestors. Last week, the violence escalated, on both …
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The Rio Tinto AGM: money makes their world go round, but for the company’s opponents, the struggle goes on
Click on photo for a full report on the Rio Tinto AGM
Pebble Mine Opposition Outlasts Anglo American and Rio Tinto CEOs
Last week in London, Joel Reynolds of US-based Natural Resources Defense Council attended the AGMs of both Rio Tinto and Anglo American, joining a delegation of Bristol Bay leaders, including Bobby Andrew, Yup’ik elder, life-long fisherman, and spokesperson …
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It’s nice to be important but it’s more important to be nice: lessons from the Anglo American AGM
Read a report on Anglo American’s AGM on 19 April – including concerns raised by community representatives from Alaska, Colombia and South Africa, and the company’s responses.