Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata has temporarily suspended activities at its US$4.2bn Las Bambas project in Peru’s Apurimac region due to protests, spokesperson Domingo Drago told BNamericas. “We have suspended our activities in the area, essentially …
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Xstrata suspends operations at Las Bambas, Peru
Las Bambas impact study approved by Peru’s mining ministry despite concerns
The environmental impact study for Xstrata’s Las Bambas copper project, in Apurimac, has been approved by Peru’s mining ministry.
Peruvian NGO CooperAccion presented a set of observations to the study, when it was still under …
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Wikileaks reveal British and other Western diplomats target anti-mining activists
Further wikileaks reveal an even bigger “conspiracy” than earlier thought, on the part of western diplomats to undermine campaigns against mining in the Americas.
The diplomats – from the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Switzerland and …
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Anglo American board to review Quellaveco project in Peru before year-end
London-based Anglo American’s board is expected to approve the development of the Quellaveco copper project in southern Peru’s Moquegua region by year-end, according to Jose Fernandez-Baca, the company’s administration and finance manager in Peru. Anglo …
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Peruvian farmers protest Anglo American’s fresh water plan
According to the newspaper, La República, residents are demanding that the Peruvian government force Anglo American to use sea water for its Quellaveco copper project – a move which would cost the UK company around …
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Xstrata has advantage in Las Bambas water supply
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata sees few problems related to water in the development of its Las Bambas copper project in southern Peru’s Apurimac region, according to the project’s general manager, Valentin Choquenaira. “We have an …
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Client Earth report on Rio Tinto
London law firm Client Earth has recently published a critique of Rio Tinto’s corporate reporting in the light of the Companies Act 2006 requirements, comparing Rio Tinto’s record with its reporting, and referring the company …
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