A resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, was arrested for “trespassing” on public land in the Escanaba River State Forest, in northern Marquette County. Cynthia Pryor planned on visiting Eagle Rock, site of …
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Rio Tinto opponent arrested for “trespassing” on public land
Report on the London AGM of Rio Tinto, 15 April 2010
Introduction
This was Jan du Plessis’ first AGM as Chairman, and he gave plenty of time for questions on the annual report. There were numerous questions on the convictions of Rio Tinto officials in China …
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Rio Tinto: A Shameful History of Human and Labour Rights Abuses And Environmental Degradation Around the Globe
This document was prepared by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in San Francisco, USA. A more up to date report is available at http://londonminingnetwork.org/docs/Rio-Tinto-background-information-2011.doc.
Reporting on the company’s 2011 AGM is available at …
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Rio Tinto subsidiary’s Michigan mine threatens sacred tribal rights
Comment by Jessica Koski, who will be attending the London AGM of Rio Tinto on Thursday 15 April
For far too long, the voices of affected and concerned Ojibwa people have been ignored in the …
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Controversial Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott mine permits OK’d at 11th hour
Two days before the Michigan State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) ceased to exist and a week after its director stepped down, DEQ moved to wrap up a long standing fight over permits for a …
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Rio Tinto drops exploration plans in Iron County, Michigan
Rio Tinto, the London-based mining company whose subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals has sought to develop a nickel sulphide mine near Marquette, Michigan, USA, has withdrawn a request to prospect for minerals on public forest land …
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At It Again: Rio Tinto Tries Busting California Miners’ Union
Regardless of whether it’s true or not, Rio Tinto always seems to know what to say. Rio Tinto boasts to the public, gullible politicians and job hopefuls in Michigan that the company is doing well …
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Rio Tinto’s Eagle Project allowed with caveat
Judge upholds permits for Rio Tinto subsidiary’s mine in USA, but with caveat
Administrative Law Judge Richard Patterson announced on Tuesday, August 18, that he will uphold permits issued to Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company by …
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Rio Tinto sued for pollution at “best practice” mine “
A few years ago Rio Tinto walked away from one of the most controversial mines in its recent history – the Flambeau copper project in Wisconsin, USA. A coalition of Native American and local people …
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Mining expert condemns Rio Tinto’s Eagle project
US mining engineer Jack Parker has issued a strong technical critique of the Eagle project’s mine plan. The project in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States is being proposed by Rio Tinto …
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