AS talks resurfaced in the past few weeks about re-opening the Panguna copper mine, so too have the critics of Bougainville Copper’s environmental record.
One of the most vocal critics is London-based activist and researcher …
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Rio Tinto’s record on Bougainville is nothing to be proud of
London remains the capital of the known universe
According to the Canadian International Bank of Commerce (CIBC) last year a total of 1,434 mining companies was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX and TSX-V), and “only” 173 on the London Stock Exchange …
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Dark Materials: the consequences of clinging to coal
Mines and Communities launches a global Special Report
Is our planet going up in smoke?
NEWS RELEASE
From: Mines and Communities, London
1 September 2010
Prospects are now dwindling that a binding Climate Change treaty …
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Vedanta flouted forest conservation norms, says report
Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests reports criticise Vedanta
India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests commissioned a study of possible violations by Vedanta Alumininum (controlled by the UK’s Vedanta Resources plc) at its Lanjigarh mine …
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Judge Suspends Yamana’s Agua Rica Project After Clashes in Andalgala, Argentina
One of the most controversial mining projects in Argentina, already affected by the economic crisis last year, has been halted by a court order after protests and clashes in the town of Andalgalá, Catamarca province. …
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Who’s funding what in mining?
Need to know which banks and institutions are funding which mining companies – and where?
From Money to Metals by Roger Moody is an indispensable database and analysis, recently updated and available on-line at http://moneytometal.org/index.php/Main_Page…
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Clouds gather over Copenhagen – and they’re Black with Coal
This week, the Mines and Communities website (http://www.minesandcommunities.org) has posted a set of articles about coal and climate change. Roger Moody, of Nostromo Research, introduces the postings below.
Within recent months, a Scandinavian …
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Vedanta: Risks to banks
At a September seminar in London with investors in Vedanta, mining researcher Roger Moody of Nostromo Research gave the following paper on risks to banks from investments in the company.
Roger has 26 years experience …
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British-funded mine accused of damaging buildings in Guatemala
A new report on building damage in San Marcos Department, Guatemala, says that the most probable cause of the cracked houses near the Marlin Mine, a project of Montana Exploradora, subsidiary of the Canadian Mining …
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Vedantoxics
Vedanta and its subsidiaries have been accused of numerous violations of the law. Apart from various legal cases against it because of its Lanjigarh smelter and its Niyamgiri project, mining researcher Roger Moody has produced …
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Vedanta AGM report
Vedanta plc held its annual shareholders’ meeting a month ago. The following report summarises the issues raised at the meeting, and the responses from the company.
Concerns raised at the Vedanta plc AGM, Monday 27 …
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