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British-owned coal mine threatens to evict villagers in Colombia; right-wing paramilitaries threaten death to anyone standing in mining companies’ way
Cerrejon Coal, operator of the huge Cerrejon opencast coal mine in the department (province) of La Guajira in northern Colombia, is in last-ditch negotiations with families in the village of Old Roche, aimed at relocating families so that the mine can expand. But the...
British mining companies in Colombia block intervention by UK lawyers
Statement 14 August 2013 Colombian Caravana UK Lawyers Group Cerrejon, one of the largest open cast coal mines in the world, controlled by Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore Xstrata, is facing a legal challenge for contravening the legal rights of the local...
Marking the anniversary of two mining massacres: So much remains the same
This Friday marks the first anniversary of the Marikana massacre, when 34 men were killed after police opened fire on striking mineworkers near Lonmin PLC’s mine in the North West province. And while preparations to mark the first anniversary of the massacre have been...
Saami in Sweden seek support for protest against iron mine: police move in again to bust barricades
Saami in Arctic Sweden say they’ll continue to blockade a mining access road throughout this coming winter in an attempt to stop plans for a large iron mine from moving ahead — a comment made before police moved in August 12 to break down a barricade and remove...
News from Niyamgiri: Vedanta and the Dongria Kondh
How Vedanta's mine hope rests on 12 tribal villages In a remote village in the eastern Indian state of Orissa tribespeople have gathered under hastily erected sheds to decide whether to allow mining group Vedanta to extract bauxite from the earth. Vedanta, owned by...
Philippines: Glencore Xstrata further delayed over Tampakan
Glencore Xstrata has finally succumbed to reality in recognising the nature of the opposition it faces to the proposed Tampakan project, and has agreed to further long-term delays (& 'down-sized' its workforce in the process). This follows the launch of new...
Rio Tinto: tensions over Oyu Tolgoi as government seeks more control and company lays off workers
Rio Tinto cuts about 2,000 jobs at Oyu Tolgoi — report Mining giant Rio Tinto is said to have laid off about 2,000 workers at its $6.6 billion Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, amid negotiations between the company and the government on how to share revenue from the mine....
A decade without damage: Jabiluka campaign success, but Kakadu still faces radioactive risk
Tuesday 13 August marked ten years since mining giant Rio Tinto turned back the trucks and commenced rehabilitation work at the controversial Jabiluka uranium project in Kakadu. The move saw one of the world's biggest miners return 50,000 tonnes of unprocessed uranium...
Rio CEO comment sparks renewed Simandou-mine spat with billionaire
Rio Tinto Group said it would be interested in regaining control of disputed iron-rich ground in Guinea it was stripped of in 2008, prompting the recipient of the land to claim Rio has no viable plan for its development. “We know that there’s iron ore there and...
El Salvadorean civil society position on Goldcorp's Cerro Blanco mine
Recently, a Canadian mining company Goldcorp Inc., citing an unfavourable financial context for metal mining investment globally, announced the suspension of three mega projects, among them the emblematic Cerro Blanco gold project located in Guatemala, only 18...