It’s almost certainly the worst officially-recorded mining disaster in recent Indonesian history. On Tuesday, 21 May 2013, twenty eight mineworker were confirmed dead as the result of a tunnel collapse at Freeport’s Grasberg operations in …
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London Calling on a Tale of Two Disasters – both involving Rio Tinto
RBS slammed for backing ‘obscene’ mountaintop removal
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is under fierce attack for investing hundreds of millions of pounds in US companies which remove the tops of mountains in order to scoop out coal inside.
See http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/rbs-slammed-for-backing-obscene-mountaintop-removal.21040472.…
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Green group launches ad campaign against Anglo American’s proposed Alaskan mine
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is expanding its campaign against a proposed Alaskan mine that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says would damage a thriving sockeye salmon population. The NRDC launched a six-figure advertising …
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Stranger than Fiction: the Conga Mining Project
Whether you approach it socially or technically, to lawyer Mirtha Vásquez and engineer Reinaldo Rodríguez it is beyond dispute that the Conga mining plan in its present form is absolutely irresponsible and must not be …
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US watchdog warns Anglo American’s Alaska project could cause ecological damage
The proposed Pebble gold and copper mining project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region could inflict widespread ecological and environmental damage, according to a revised study by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The revised assessment …
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US Supreme Court “vacates” anti-Rio Tinto Bougainville case, but lawyer vows to continue battle
The US Supreme Court has “vacated” (i.e. relinquished) an earlier decision by another court, to hear a case against Rio Tinto, alleging its responsibility for war crimes (et al) on the island of Bougainville. Steve Berman, …
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The real cost of mining: everlasting water pollution
A new report shows existing U.S. hardrock mines (e.g. gold, copper, uranium) will pollute up to 27 billion gallons of fresh water per year, and cost as much as $67 billion per year to clean, …
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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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The Rio Tinto AGM: money makes their world go round, but for the company’s opponents, the struggle goes on
Click on photo for a full report on the Rio Tinto AGM
Pebble Mine Opposition Outlasts Anglo American and Rio Tinto CEOs
Last week in London, Joel Reynolds of US-based Natural Resources Defense Council attended the AGMs of both Rio Tinto and Anglo American, joining a delegation of Bristol Bay leaders, including Bobby Andrew, Yup’ik elder, life-long fisherman, and spokesperson …
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Rio Tinto accused of environmental and human rights breaches
West Papuan activists protest outside Rio Tinto’s AGM over the company’s involvement in the Grasberg mine. Photo: Amy Scaife
Protesters from around the world attacked mining company Rio Tinto for a string for alleged environmental …
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Stories of Resistance – community activists slam Rio Tinto, Anglo American
Watch video coverage of the event last Monday with community and worker representatives from Colombia, Mongolia, South Africa, the USA and West Papua.