“¡Agua sí! ¡Oro no! ¡Agua sí! ¡Oro no!” [Water yes! Gold no!] The chant vibrated through the thin Andean air as a regional demonstration against the Conga Gold Mine Project took place to honour World …
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Peru: Cajamarca Protests Continue as Conga Gold Mine Awaits Green Light
BHP Billiton’s uranium mine expansion challenged in court
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Monday 2nd April
OLYMPIC DAM APPROVAL CHALLENGED IN FEDERAL COURT THIS WEEK
David and Goliath: Kevin Buzzacott v Federal Environment Minister, SA Government and BHP Billiton
Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, Aboriginal Elder of the …
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Mine rehabilitation is high risk
For residents of Johannesburg or Witbank, the most visible legacy of 100 years of mining is not the country’s well-developed engineering and financial services sectors. It is tainted water sources and dust blowing off old …
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GCM’s Phulbari project threatens fundamental rights, warn UN experts
UN experts believe that GCM’s Phulbari project would cause “massive disruption”.
Toxic Waters Threaten Johannesburg
The discovery of gold was the reason for the birth and the rise of Johannesburg, long called the “City of Gold.” But a century later, those same mines, where toxic water has built up in …
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Thousands march for the right to water in Peru
Opposition to Peru’s largest proposed mine recently spread outside the country – to Spain and the United States. Last week, up to 2,000 citizens marched on the Peruvian capital, calling for Newmont’s Conga project (and …
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Fears Xstrata tailings dam could fail
AN INDEPENDENT monitor’s report into Xstrata’s McArthur River mine has said there were extreme risks of a tailings dam bank breaking as well as acid draining into one of the river’s tributaries. Environment Centre NT …
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Dominican Republic: Fears over the Future with Xstrata’s Falcondo
The Loma Miranda mineral deposit is located some 17km southeast of the city of La Vega and 22km north of the city of Bonao. According to its owner, Xstrata-Falcondo, the deposit contains 22.9 million tonnes …
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Mining threatens herders in Mongolia: report
Mining in southern Mongolia is threatening the livelihoods of herders and straining water supplies, a report said recently, as foreign companies race to exploit the country’s rich mineral deposits. Mongolia has opened up it vast …
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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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Indian officials accused of conniving with Vedanta to avoid water penalties
It’s nothing new for UK-listed Vedanta Resources to be accused (or found guilty) of committing illegal acts – something that’s happened on many occasions since the Indian-focused company listed on the London Stock Exchange seven …
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BHP’s toxic legacy continues at Ok Tedi
When BHP Billiton pulled out of the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea, it was because it recognised that the mine should never have been constructed in the way it was – with riverine …
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