U.S. judge orders Vedanta to pay $82.75m in damages Vedanta Resources has been dealt a “comeuppance” – yet again. This time, however, it has little to do with the UK company’s unparalleled disrespect for communities, …
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U.S. judge orders Vedanta to pay $82.75m in damages
Largest Open Pit Copper Mine in the World Pollutes Utah
For at least the last five years, Kennecott Utah Copper, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, violated the federal limits on ore and waste rock production at its Bingham Canyon Mine, the largest open pit copper …
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Rio Tinto hits a snag in US copper mine clean-up
In November 2001, Rio Tinto secured a “Notice of Completion (COC)” from Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirming that it had successfully reclaimed its Flambeau copper mine. This enterprise generated massive opposition by a …
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Huge victory: Obama kills Keystone tarsands pipeline
Barack Obama rejected the controversial Keystone tar sands pipeline last Wednesday, making good on a promise not to give in to a Republican ultimatum on the project.
See http://www.no-tar-sands.org/2012/01/huge-victory-obama-kills-keystone/.
Protests over Newmont mine resume in Peru
About 1,000 people marched in the Andean city of Cajamarca against the gold mine proposed by the U.S. miner and its Peruvian partner, Buenaventura.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11408&l=1.
Among investors in Newmont are UK-based Blackrock World …
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Utah groups sue Rio Tinto subsidiary for air pollution
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and Utah Moms for Clean Air announced Monday they are suing Rio Tinto for polluting the Salt Lake Valley air. Dr. Brian Moench, from Utah Physicians for a Healthy …
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Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine
Environmental and community groups opposed to a nickel and copper mine being constructed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula aren’t giving up the fight. AP reports that four groups against the Eagle Mine, under construction by Kennecott …
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Rio Tinto panned over Olympic medals
Will London 2012 sponsors BP, Dow, EDF and Rio Tinto tarnish the Olympic brand?
In just seven months London opens its doors to the world for the ‘greatest show on earth’ and while the 2012 …
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Government of Peru agrees to resume talks with Cajamarca representatives
The Peruvian government has agreed to resume dialogue with representatives from northern Cajamarca region, state news agency Andina reported. President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency in Cajamarca on December 5 in response to increasingly …
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Rio rough rides (again) into Canadian uranium
Rio Tinto is set to “rough ride” over a promising eponymous uranium deposit in Canada’s Athabasca Basin.
This will mark a re-entry by the UK mining giant into uranium exploitation in Canada – the world’s …
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Mining and American Indians Still Don’t Mix
The Native American community has a long, troubled history with mining interests, and today that history is catching up with us in Arizona. From a new push for uranium mining at the Grand Canyon to …
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BHP Billiton – Dirty Energy
BHP Billiton holds its Australian AGM on Thursday 17 November. A coalition of organisations including London Mining Network has produced an ‘alternative annual report’: BHP Billiton – Dirty Energy.
To read the alternative report, …
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