Lie down protest in front of government mining offices, Surigao City, on Earth Day 2013. Photo: Roel N. Catoto, Mindanews
The challenge continues to be made to the constitutionality of the benefit sharing parts of …
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Philippines: The Assault on the Mining Act Continues
Glencore given green light for Xstrata takeover; Xstrata’s problems mount in Philippines
Glencore clinches Xstrata take-over with Chinese copper deal
Glencore, the world’s largest minerals trader, is to sell the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, thus satisifying conditions imposed by the Chinese government, and removing the …
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Philippines: Xstrata’s Tampakan project an election issue
Mining is being highlighted for the forthcoming elections, with a focus on the candidates’ views over the siting of a coal-fired power plant, required for Xstrata’s deeply controversial Tampakan mine.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12209.…
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Philippines: Government reopens the doors to mining amid protests
Philippines ‘flashmob’ protest on International Women’s Day outside of Xstrata’s offices. Photo: ATM
Following recent Government pronouncements in favour of both Xstrata and Philex, the latest announcement concerns the lifting of a mining application moratorium …
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Philippine local authority stays firm on open-pit mining ban; critics hit approval of Xstrata’s Tampakan project
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of South Cotabato rallied behind the provincial environment code that bans open pit mining method as the local Catholic Church urged the public to intensify the opposition to the Tampakan copper-gold project …
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Philippines: one mine disaster after another – including Xstrata’s disastrous Tampakan project
The Office of the President has finally intervened to force the Department of the Environment to issue the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to Xstrata’s Tampakan mine. This is despite the fact that no new information …
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Philippines: Another killing at Xstrata’s Tamapakan mine
In late 2012, B’laan tribal leader Daguil Capion’s (also spelt Cafeon below) unarmed wife and children were killed by the Philippine military. The killing was linked to his opposition to Xstrata’s Tampakan mine. Now, his …
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Philippines: yet more assassinations of anti-mining activists
The number of killings of mining opponents, in countries like India, Mexico, and Ecuador, has been rising at an horrendous rate. But the Philippines must hold the unenviable record of suffering the highest rate of …
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The great big Glencore-Xstrata merger
Frankglenstrata: the birth of a mining monster?
On Tuesday 20 November, mining and trading transnational corporation Glencore succeeded in its takeover bid for Xstrata, another massive mining company. But, why should we care?
See http://www.newint.org/blog/2012/11/20/xstrata-glencore-takeover/…
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Probe reveals massacre of Blaan family opposing Xstrata mine ‘premeditated’
“The victims were unarmed and helpless, as most of them were still sleeping. It was only the elder son who was awake and in school uniform, sipping coffee outside the hut and who can be …
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London Mining Network reaction to merger proposal of Glencore and Xstrata
London Mining Network press release
19 November 2012
On Tuesday 20 November, shareholders of mining giant Xstrata are due to vote on the proposed $33 billion takeover by Glencore. London Mining Network, a civil society …
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Philippines: Gold, Copper and Death
The fall-out from the murder of family members of a tribal leader opposing Xstrata‘s Tampkan project continues. A number of organisations have issued statements or written to the authorities, and the Commission on Human …
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