A recent report by Publish What You Pay singled out Norway as a favoured European “secrecy jurisdiction” for extractive industry corporates, but the Netherlands isn’t far behind. Schiphol airport is home to AA Holdings Argentina …
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Dutch masters of tax avoidance
Guinea Passes New Mining Code
New legislation promises to maximise revenues and tighten regulation.
Guinea’s new mining code, passed on September 9, promises to maximise the public revenues generated by foreign deposits and impose stricter regulations upon mining companies operating …
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Glencore’s sorry record of fatalities and fines
The world’s largest commodities trader – and one of the mightiest of miners – has published its first-ever sustainability report, many years after the company was established.
It makes for sober – if not shocking …
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Australia’s carbon tax debate ignites
New report demolishes mining industry claims
Australia’s coal mining giants are trying to scare the life out of its citizens over the impacts on jobs and investments from the recently-proposed nationwide carbon tax. The proposal …
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Glencore to declare support for ethical mining to spruce up its image
London-listed commodities trader Glencore will profess its support for a global standard on transparency in natural resources, amid a charm offensive designed to clean up its image.
The Swiss-based company’s transformation into a public company …
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Royalty debates revisit Latin American states
Three Latin American states are the envy of most other country in terms of the potential value of the major minerals that lie beneath their soil – particularly copper, iron ore and gold. Among developing …
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The rise of resource nationalism
Countries from India and Indonesia to Russia are tightening their grip on natural resources as they limit exports to build up domestic industry in a trend that will spawn many challenges to World Trade Organization …
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Australian carbon tax treatment is unfair, claim coal miners
It’s not a particularly radical scheme – and one which will ultimately depend on the dubious marketing of carbon permits in around four years time. However, the Australian government’s plan to cut global greenhouse gas …
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Zambia seeks taxes from mining companies
First Quantum Minerals has agreed to pay Zambia $224-million in tax arrears. The company has also been singled out along with Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources, and Glencore‘s local …
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