Australian Aboriginal communities want a stop to new uranium mining
As BHP Billiton prepares to open a major uranium mining site in Western Australia next year, the clamour for the state to once more ban mining of the radioactive mineral has become louder. In fact, the Wongatha Aboriginal clan that calls this region its home does not see any wisdom in having uranium mining in [...]
Client Earth report on Rio Tinto
London law firm Client Earth has recently published a critique of Rio Tinto’s corporate reporting in the light of the Companies Act 2006 requirements, comparing Rio Tinto’s record with its reporting, and referring the company to the Financial Reporting Review Panel, which is responsible for ensuring full and honest reporting by UK listed companies. See [...]
Nuclear Power? 8 Questions Need to Be Answered
Rising greenhouse gases. Climate change. Rising energy costs. Declining fossil fuel reserves. Now the BP disaster. With the arguments against fossil fuels continuing to pile up it’s no wonder people have latched onto nuclear power as an attractive solution. Here are eight questions that we should answer before, not after, we head down the nuclear [...]
Rio Tinto subsidiary ERA says Q2 uranium output fell 44% year-on-year
Energy Resources of Australia said it will need to buy uranium to meet sales commitments. It posted a 44 percent drop in second quarter uranium oxide output and said it will need to buy uranium to help meet sales commitments after cutting its full-year production guidance. See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=107858&sn=Detail&pid=92730.
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