London Mining Network has long called for stricter oversight of mining companies listed in London: see our report and recommendations at http://londonminingnetwork.org/docs/lmn-the-case-for-stricter-oversight.pdf.
Rethink London listing rules after ENRC: top investor
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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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The Serious Fraud Office has launched a criminal investigation into Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), the embattled FTSE 100 miner that has been beset by corruption allegations. The move follows efforts by the company to …
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The EU has agreed ground-breaking new rules forcing oil, gas, mining and logging companies to publish details of the payments they make to governments for access to natural resources around the world. By providing millions …
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UK tried diluting EU law on mining transparency: MEP
The British government, influenced by mining company Rio Tinto, attempted to undermine an EU law that aims to bring greater transparency to the oil, gas, mining …
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Supreme Court fines Sterlite for polluting but sets aside High Court Order
Imposing a record penalty on a company for polluting the environment, the Supreme Court Tuesday ordered Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of Britain-based Vedanta …
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In May 2010, the world’s largest mining company, BHP-Billiton, was accused of bribing the Cambodian government four years earlier, by shelling out US$3.5 million which never appeared on government books – and didn’t result in …
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Loose Anti Opencast Network (LAON) press release, 2 April 2013
Since this Government was elected, its attitude to opencast mine applications in England has, from the point of view of objectors, gone from bad to …
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Glencore said last Tuesday it had again extended the date by which it expects to close its merger with Xstrata, due to the ongoing investigation into the deal in China.
Glencore has been waiting for …
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Philippines ‘flashmob’ protest on International Women’s Day outside of Xstrata’s offices. Photo: ATM
Following recent Government pronouncements in favour of both Xstrata and Philex, the latest announcement concerns the lifting of a mining application moratorium …
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