Posts tagged "Zijin"

Xstrata and partners in the Philippines

Indophil seeks new buyer for Tampakan copper-gold project

INDOPHIL Resources is seeking a buyer for its stake in the Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines after China’s Zijin Mining Group abandoned a takeover bid for …
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Philippine province bans open-pit mining – affects Xstrata

The governor of the Philippine province of South Cotabato – where large-scale mining was formerly given high priority – has introduced legislation to ban it, thus joining provinces in Marinduque, Mindoro and Palawan. The government’s …
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Peru: Violence Targets Anti-Mining Activists

On Wednesday 2nd of December a new violent confrontation between local residents and police occurred in the town of Cajas Canchaque, district of Carmen de la Frontera, in the province of Huancabamba, northern Peru. During …
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LMN submission to UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights

The UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) called in March for evidence to be presented to an inquiry into business and human rights. The JCHR’s call for evidence is posted below London Mining …
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News about Monterrico Metals’ Rio Blanco project, Peru

From the Vicaría del Medio Ambiente de Jaén VIMA

31 March 2009

Charge of terrorism dropped again

On the third of March 2009, the provincial department of the public prosecutor in Piura dropped the charges …
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Peru: Death threats against journalist who exposed Monterrico

Journalist Julio César Vásquez Calle is pursuing a complaint to the Piura region prosecutor’s office against police officers and mining company security guards he claims tortured him while he was reporting on a protest in …
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Peru Support Group statement on Rio Blanco

Peru Support Group statement, 12 January 2009

NEW ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT THREATS IN PERU. ACTIVISTS ‘CRIMINALISED’.

The Peru Support Group (PSG) is concerned that recent government decisions in Peru will lead to a major expansion …
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London-based Monterrico Metals given green light in Peru

5 January 2009

PIURA, Peru – The government of Peru has approved the request of British mining company Monterrico Metals to acquire a buffer zone around eight core mining concessions of the company’s Rio Blanco …
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