by Richard | Feb 13, 2014 | News
by Richard | Aug 27, 2012 | News
In August 2011, Reuters reported that the world’s biggest mining company, BHP Billiton, had agreed to pay US$19. 6 million in back royalties to the Colombian government. This was in return for its being allowed to continue operating Latin America’s biggest...
by Richard | May 1, 2012 | News
MEDIA RELEASE AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR FREE ALLIANCE 1st May 2012 DEMOCRACY AT A PRICE: DECISION BY BHP BILLITON AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEEK COSTS FROM ARABUNNA ELDER PUNITIVE AND VINDICTIVE The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) is deeply concerned by the decision...
by Richard | May 4, 2012 | News
An Australian Aboriginal elder has lost his challenge to the federal government’s approval of expansion of the world’s biggest uranium mine. Kevin Buzzacott had argued that insufficient consideration had been paid to the operation’s long-term impacts...
by Richard | Jun 7, 2012 | News
BHP Billiton has cleared the last external hurdle for a planned $10 billion expansion of its Port Hedland harbour in Western Australia that would help the world’s biggest miner double output of iron ore. BHP won environmental approval from the federal government...
