BHP Billiton presnted its annual report to shareholders at its London AGM on 21 October. At a meeting the evening before, London Mining Network presented BHP Billiton 2009-10 – other sides to the story: case …
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BHP Billiton: other sides to the story
Rio Tinto subsidiary slammed for ‘unsafe mine design’ in US
Mining engineer Jack Parker has produced a report criticising as unsafe the design of Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott’s Eagle Mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan – a mine already being condemned for its impact …
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How may the law be served, if justice is denied?
London Calling turns an Eagle eye on Rio Tinto
Is Rio Tinto breaking the law or not? Even if the company isn’t violating a Michigan state mining act and even if the current argument is …
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Rio Tinto in Michigan: Native Americans make a stand and bear the brunt
In 2005, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community tried to lease the sacred Eagle Rock site from the State of Michigan for ceremonial use. Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula near Marquette, Eagle Rock and the surrounding …
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Day of Prayer Reveals Starkly Contrasting Values
Rochelle Dale, Jan Zender and other residents of the small town of Big Bay, Michigan, hosted a multi-faith fasting and prayer event on the Yellow Dog Plains, “in the shadow of Eagle Rock,” where Rio …
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Formal Human Rights Complaint re HudBay in Guatemala
A high-level Canadian civil society investigation into alleged grievous human rights abuses at a nickel mine in Guatemala in 2007 has confirmed that local people were viciously attacked by police and mine security, forcibly evicted …
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Michigan has dwindling resources to regulate Rio Tinto subsidiary’s mine
In the wake of the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision that no federal permit is necessary for a controversial new nickel sulphide mine to be located on state land near Lake Superior, state officials and mining …
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Toledo paves way for strategic alliance with China’s Jinchuan in Philippines
London-listed Toledo Mining Corporation Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s biggest nickel producer that should lead to a strategic alliance for the exploration, mining, processing and sale of nickel products from Toledo’s …
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Michigan Congressman speaks out against Rio Tinto mining project
“While drilling for oil and gas is banned in the Great Lakes, other actions still threaten our waters. Mining has been done safely to the benefit of the Upper Peninsula economy for generations, but the …
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Rio gets go-ahead for $542M mine; mining opponent convicted of trespass on public land
According to an article in Mining News (http://www.miningnews.net/StoryView.asp?StoryID=1136802) Rio Tinto will begin construction of the $US469 million ($A542 million) Kennecott Eagle nickel-copper mine in Michigan after receiving environmental approval.
A local commentator says:…
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Nickel: A breakthrough in China, another blow for many others
A potentially highly significant “development” has just been announced in China.
At first sight, it relates only to changes in methods of refining nickel, primarily in the manufacture of stainless steel. But, if verified, the …
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Vigil at Rio Tinto Michigan mine site ends with two arrests
For a month, a small group of American Indians and environmental activists occupied an isolated patch of woods in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where the world’s third-largest mining company, Rio Tinto, is preparing to drill …
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