Environmental and community groups opposed to a nickel and copper mine being constructed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula aren’t giving up the fight. AP reports that four groups against the Eagle Mine, under construction by Kennecott …
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Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine
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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‘Why waive Rs 9 crore penalty on Vedanta?’
The move by the Orissa State Government in India to waive Rs 9 crore penalty on Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) for withdrawal of water from Bheden river and Hirakud reservoir came in for sharp criticism …
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Sick miners want Anglo American to pay up
Mongezi Mponco left his village of grassland hills as one of hundreds of thousands of healthy young black men who poured into the deep underground of South Africa’s gold mines.
The 54-year-old continued working when …
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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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Canadian First Nations sue Shell for tar sands destruction
London, November 30th, 2011
On the eve of the 17th UNFCCC, the world’s climate summit, the UK Tar Sands Network will serve papers to Shell UK executives on behalf of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation …
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South Africa’s gold miners denied access to silicosis checks
A lawyer for hundreds of former South African gold miners has accused their ex-employers of failing to provide access to regular check-ups for silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling dust.
Richard Meeran of …
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More “accidents” at Vedanta’s Indian copper smelter
It should have been shut down nearly a year ago. But, despite an order by the Madras High Court, UK-listed Vedanta Resources has been allowed to continue operating its highly-polluting Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) copper smelter in …
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Anglo American-Codelco spat worsens in Chile
Anglo American jeopardizing local investments, Codelco CEO says
London-based Anglo American is putting its future in Chile at risk by selling a 24.5% stake in its copper assets in central Chile to Japan’s Mitsubishi, according …
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Lawsuit Revived Against Mining Giant Rio Tinto for War Crimes in Bougainville
A U.S. federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing mining giant Rio Tinto of committing genocide and war crimes in Papua New Guinea, where it once ran one of the world’s largest copper and …
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‘Our suffering is for ever’, mined-out town tells De Beers in South Africa
Residents of Hondeklipbaai, a small community in coastal northwest South Africa, has lodged a land claim against the world’s largest diamond mining company, Anglo-De Beers.
The community is angered that the company has reneged on …
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