RIO Tinto will launch a High Court action in a bid to overturn a ruling that opens the way for unions to get an increased foothold in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
The union movement last night …
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RIO Tinto will launch a High Court action in a bid to overturn a ruling that opens the way for unions to get an increased foothold in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
The union movement last night …
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An Al Jazeera report on the costs in Australia’s mining boom
See http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/101east/2011/08/20118284435996818.html.…
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Anger erupted inside and outside Vedanta’s annual meeting on Wednesday as campaigners protested against the mining company’s environmental and human rights record.
Leaflet distributed at Vedanta AGM, 27 July 2011
Matters of grave concern: Vedanta Collapses
Taking place here today (27 July 2011) is the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of one of the world’s 20 leading mining companies, …
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There’s been yet another Vedanta mining-related disaster – one occurring on 16 July at the UK company’s huge iron ore operations in North Goa.
Concerned about the plunder of resources caused by rampant mining in Goa, non-resident Goans (NRGs) in London have come together in a bid to end the pillage.
The ‘Save Goa Campaign UK’ has been started …
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THE end use of a $US700 million ($657m) payment Rio Tinto has made to the Guinea government will be independently audited but is expected to face increased scrutiny as British and US regulators toughen their …
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The Chinese regime wants to develop two or three new iron mines with a capacity of more than 100 million tonnes a year; several more with a capacity of about 30 million tonnes a year; …
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Mining giant Rio Tinto says it will pay the government of Guinea $US700 million ($A652.4m) after reaching an agreement to resolve all outstanding disputes over blocks three and four of its Simandou iron ore project. …
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Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto has been granted a three-month extension before it must formally give up its rights to part of Guinea’s giant Simandou iron ore concession.
Rio, which invested $680 million in what it …
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BHP predicts strong iron ore prices for 2 years; CEO denies anti-China spying reports
BHP CEO sees high iron ore price for up to 2 years, with optimistim on short term outlook. Kloppers dismisses WikiLeaks …
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Rio Tinto, the world’s No 3 miner by market value, produced an astonishing USD 13.7bn in free cash flow for 2010, nearly USD 10bn more than the USD 3.8bn seen in 2009. Free cash flow …
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