Colombia’s foreign-led Angostura and La Colosa mining projects have been delayed due to environmental concerns. Angostura is owned by Eco Oro, formerly Greystar, a Canadian company listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). …
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Colombia mining projects delayed over environmental issues
Alaska voters say no to gold, copper mine
Can a small local government hold back a large-scale development, despite much bigger political and corporate forces being ranged against it?
That’s the question facing voters in Southwest Alaska’s Lake & Peninsula Borough who last …
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Vedanta accused of fraud – yet again!
As if the catalogue of violations by Vedanta’s Goan iron mining subsidiary, revealed earlier this month, wasn’t enough, it’s now accused of major fraud. India’s Serious Fraud Office is said to have ordered prosecution of …
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Australia passes its carbon act
The Australian government hast passed its “carbon tax” legislation, marking the first time that a major industrialised state has attempted to price, and place a cap on, its greenhouse gas emissions. Acrimonious debate around the …
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Spoiling over Mongolia’s hoards
First it was off- and now it’s apparently on again. At the end of last month, under considerable pressure from some members of its own parliament, the Mongolian government said it would re-negotiate the Oyu …
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Ecocide trial in London
Last week an ‘ecocide trial’ was held in London. The trial tested barrister Polly Higgins’ proposal for a crime of Ecocide – to hold to account directors of companies (rather than the company) who cause …
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MEPs call for EU to clean up oil, mining industries
The European Parliament has urged EU countries to clean up the mining and oil industries by publishing what companies pay to get their hands on contracts and by giving legal protection to whistleblowers.
Two reports …
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Protests at Philippine mining conference
The Philippine mining industry’s annual conference has just taken place in Manila.
As usual government officials and industry bigwigs queued up to praise the state of the industry. And – as usual – vocal protestors …
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Australia PM introduces controversial carbon laws
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has staked her minority government’s future on passing the laws, which would force around 500 big polluting companies to pay for carbon emissions through a A$23 ($23.75) per tonne carbon …
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UN tells UK: ensure your mining companies respect human rights
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has now added the UK to the list of countries, about which concerns have been raised following reports of “adverse effects of operations by …
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Australia’s carbon tax debate ignites
New report demolishes mining industry claims
Australia’s coal mining giants are trying to scare the life out of its citizens over the impacts on jobs and investments from the recently-proposed nationwide carbon tax. The proposal …
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