It’s almost certainly the worst officially-recorded mining disaster in recent Indonesian history. On Tuesday, 21 May 2013, twenty eight mineworker were confirmed dead as the result of a tunnel collapse at Freeport’s Grasberg operations in …
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London Calling on a Tale of Two Disasters – both involving Rio Tinto
Australia: Rio Tinto Mining Project to Unleash ‘Environmental Vandalism on a Grand Scale’
The Australian government’s OK to Rio Tinto’s controversial bauxite mining operations in Queensland will turn “World Heritage Area into a shipping superhighway,” say environmental groups.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12296&l=1.
Aussie taxpayers to help fund Rio Tinto’s $5 billion Oyu Tolgoi expansion
Australia’s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) will contribute funding to Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion in Mongolia. EFIC decided to support Rio Tinto despite calls from Australia’s Productivity Commission for the credit agency …
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Green group launches ad campaign against Anglo American’s proposed Alaskan mine
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is expanding its campaign against a proposed Alaskan mine that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says would damage a thriving sockeye salmon population. The NRDC launched a six-figure advertising …
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Mozambique says miners must give as well as take
Large mining companies must take responsibility for their activities in Mozambique, and that includes giving back to local communities. Mozambique Mineral Resources Minister Esperanca Bias said her country needed to properly benefit from extractive industries.…
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Australia: five billion dollar coal export project shelved
A COAL export terminal worth $5 billion in New South Wales which would have created 1500 jobs has been put on hold after Hunter Valley coal producers pushed to reduce contract tonnages as market conditions …
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Australian uranium industry’s poor record demands inquiry
Australia’s uranium industry is a minor contributor to employment and the economy, a major source of domestic and international risks and is overdue for an independent inquiry into its effects on the environment, health, safety …
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US watchdog warns Anglo American’s Alaska project could cause ecological damage
The proposed Pebble gold and copper mining project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region could inflict widespread ecological and environmental damage, according to a revised study by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The revised assessment …
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Rio Tinto firms up $2.5bn Oyu Tolgoi mine loan
Global miner Rio Tinto has attracted strong interest for a $2.5 billion loan to expand its Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, in one of the largest resource financings in Asia this year, …
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US Supreme Court “vacates” anti-Rio Tinto Bougainville case, but lawyer vows to continue battle
The US Supreme Court has “vacated” (i.e. relinquished) an earlier decision by another court, to hear a case against Rio Tinto, alleging its responsibility for war crimes (et al) on the island of Bougainville. Steve Berman, …
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AusAID Fuels Bougainville Mining Tensions
Rio Tinto stands to make big profits if the Panguna mine on Bougainville reopens. In recruiting advisors with strong links to the mining giant, AusAid isn’t helping the peace process, writes Kristian Lasslett.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12266&l=1…
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London Calling sees the Grey Man Cometh
At Rio Tinto’s 2013 AGM, held in London last week, chairman Jan du Plessis did what none of his predecessors could achieve. Long gone are Rio’s dark knights – notably former Rio Tinto chairmen, Alistair …
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