Consolidation continues to be a key theme in the uranium sector. Shortly after Rio Tinto Ltd. took control of Hathor Exploration Ltd., Chinese nuclear giant China Guangdong Power Group has made a friendly offer for …
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Namibian uranium saga heats up
UK capital’s importance as funder of global uranium production
If you put together the 2010 uranium output from mines owned by Rio Tinto (in Namibia and Australia), along with output from BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia, these two London-listed companies rank …
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Namibian mining sparks environmental concerns
Tourist operators are worried that a surge in uranium mining in the south-west African nation could cause environmental destruction and the loss of their livelihoods. London-based Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto is one of the …
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Briefing on the health and environmental hazards of uranium mining
This technical briefing by Inge Lindemann summarises the impacts of uranium mining on human health and the environment and makes a compelling case for leaving uranium in the ground.
To download the twelve page Word …
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African Uranium Alliance Statement
Uranium Mining at the UN Committee on Sustainable Development (CSD), New York, 6 May 2010
(Among companies mining uranium in Africa are Rio Tinto at the Rossing mine in Namibia)
In the area of mining, …
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Squeaky – but far from clean: London Calling on Rio Tinto’s AGM
London Calling picks over proceedings at Rio Tinto’s 2010 AGM.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10056.…
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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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Britain’s nuclear strategy threatens destruction of Namibian desert
Namibian environmentalists warn expansion of uranium mining could devastate spectacular natural landscape. The hidden cost of Britain’s new generation of nuclear power could be the destruction of the desert in Namibia and millions of tonnes …
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