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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Australian uranium industry’s poor record demands inquiry
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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“Get on your bike!” urges London Calling: lifting the lid on metal’s king of the road
An interview published in The Metals Report, 13 March 2013, is a “minefield” of speculation by two industry consultants on the future market for platinum group metals (PGMs).
But it’s more than that, raising fundamental …
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Greenlanders vote – but for what kind of future?
Earlier this month Greenlanders voted in a new government. How will it now meet the challenge of having an apparent wealth of natural mineral resources – yet also one of the most fragile environments on …
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Nuclear news
Radioactive Y-fronts and the limits of Parliamentary scrutiny
Last week the nuclear industry and its Westminster friends celebrated the dawning of a new age, as French energy giant EDF won planning consent to construct Hinkley …
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Talvivaara to work with authorities to assess uranium clean-up
Finnish London-listed mining company Talvivaara said it will work with authorities to assess the need for a clean-up of leaked uranium found at the bottom of lakes near its Sotkamo nickel mine but does not …
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Glencore delays closing of Xstrata merger, faces claims of aiding Iran nuclear programme
Glencore and Xstrata announced last Friday that they have, once again, extended the deadline for closing their long-awaited $80 billion merger, scrapping March 15 as a target due to continuing discussion with Chinese authorities.
For …
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Rio Tinto’s Roessing uranium mine in Namibia to slash jobs
The world’s third largest producer of uranium oxide, Roessing, has announced that some 276 of 1,592 permanent jobs are to be cut. The Roessing uranium mine in Namibia, a unit of British mining giant Rio …
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Nuclear news
Ten Urgent Reasons to Reject Nuclear Power
Now Many citizens do not want nuclear power. They know it is both far too dangerous and far too expensive. UK governments have largely supported nuclear power as …
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Nuclear news
Sellafield clean-up cost reaches £67.5bn, says report
The cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear waste site has reached £67.5bn with no sign of when the cost will stop rising, according to a report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-21298117…
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Australia: Rio Tinto’s ERA updates its agreement with traditional owners
ERA is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, and mines uranium. An agreement has been signed with aboriginal landowners after many years of conflict. To state that traditional owners are ‘happy’ with the deal, as this …
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Corruption scandal in Namibia – does it taint a director of GCM Resources?
AREVA, the French nuclear energy giant that last month indefinitely postponed opening its uranium mine in the Namib Desert, paid about N$30 million to United Africa Group (UAG) shortly after the Namibian company had bought …
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