Native American activists protest against Rio Tinto subsidiary
Native American activists have set up a tent camp at Eagle Rock, expecting to stay indefinitely peacefully protesting against Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company’s nickel and copper mine on the Yellow Dog Plains in Michigan, USA. See http://miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543341.html?nav=5006. Also see: http://standfortheland.com/ and “Taking a Stand”: Sacred Site Celebrated Despite Citizen Arrest, http://headwatersnews.net/mining-article/taking-a-stand-sacred-site-celebrated-despite-citizen-arrest/ and [...]
Rio Tinto opponent arrested for “trespassing” on public land
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 Kennecott Minerals’ proposed “Eagle” mine, to keep an eye on the company’s activities. She was arrested while sitting on an [...]
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 for bribery (see Rio accused of abandoning Stern Hu, http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/16/2874320.htm), on the clash of timing of the Rio Tinto AGM [...]
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. References corresponding to numbered notes in the text are listed at the end of the article. Introduction Mining giant Rio Tinto promotes itself as a responsible and ethical employer and good neighbour, as well as a protector of the environment. [...]
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 midst of Kennecott’s proposed Eagle Mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I am a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, [...]
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