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Evraz gets support for full London listing

Last updated: Nov 15, 2011

Russian steelmaker Evraz has received acceptances for its proposed share swap and relocation to Britain from just over 98 percent of shareholders, allowing it to proceed with a premium London listing and potential entry to …
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Where there’s dirt there’s filthy lucre

Last updated: Jun 2, 2011

by Roger Moody

Last month  (4 May 2011) the UK Sunday Times published its 2011 “Richest Brits” list.

It showed conclusively that the three wealthiest UK residents – and several who follow closely on their …
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Argentinian judge grants glacier law exemptions for Pascua Lama

Last updated: Nov 11, 2010

Less than twenty four hours after a legal presentation by the mining industry, an Argentinian judge has suspended a number of clauses in the recently-passed national glaciers’ protection Act. The judge’s action is clearly aimed …
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Barrick Gold encounters problems in Dominican Republic

Last updated: Oct 29, 2010

Opponents of a big mining project in the Dominican Republic asked a judge to halt the Canadian company’s operation until it addresses their concerns over the environmental impact. A consortium involving Barrick Gold and Goldcorp …
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Argentinian lawmakers pass glacier protection law

Last updated: Oct 7, 2010

In a widely-applauded move, Argentina’s senate has passed an Act to protect the country’s glaciers, which should curb Barrick’s plan to mine the massive Pascua Lama gold deposit.

See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10413.

Barrick is a Canadian …
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Papua New Guinea: A killing at the Porgera mine

Last updated: Sep 22, 2010

In recent years there have been several accusations of severe human rights abuses being committed by “security” forces employed by one of the world’s largest gold miners, Barrick of Canada, at its Porgera mine in …
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Argentina’s Glacier Protection Bill could shut mines

Last updated: Aug 27, 2010

A draft bill to protect Argentina’s glaciers edges closer to being passed, thus jeopardising Barrick’s proposed Pascua Lama gold mine and other projects.

However, one of the country’s constitutional experts points out that Barrick “could …
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Documentation on Barrick Gold in PNG

Last updated: Aug 4, 2010

In October & November 2009, the Canadian House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs & Intl. Development held hearings on “Bill C-300, An Act respecting Corporate Accountability”.  Statements were made regarding issues including allegations …
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Shoshone Battle to Stop Gold Mine on Mount Tenabo Continues

Last updated: Jul 21, 2010

Although to some extent the recent Court of Appeals decision is a defeat for the Western Shoshone (as it reversed an earlier stay on expansion by Barrick Gold of its major Cortez gold mine in …
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Barrick Gold Among Companies Removed from Global Sustainability Index

Last updated: Jun 26, 2010

Barrick is a Canadian company but London-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd had over $10 million invested in the company in 2007, BlackRock Commodities Income Trust plc has invested in the company, and the company …
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Indigenous Leaders from Papua New Guinea Accuse Barrick Gold of Abuses

Last updated: Jun 1, 2010

Four members of the Ipili tribe of Porgera in Papua New Guinea (PNG) travelled to Canada to demand that Barrick Gold address serious human rights abuses and environmental destruction related to Barrick’s Porgera Joint Venture …
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Groups urge US Ex-Im Bank not to fund Pascua Lama

Last updated: May 26, 2010

Barrick is a Canadian company but London-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd had over $10 million invested in the company in 2007, BlackRock Commodities Income Trust plc has invested in the company, and the company …
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