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Court orders Anglo American to reveal contract with Mitsubishi
A Chilean court has ordered London-based Anglo American to reveal the contract under which it sold a 24.5% stake in its central Chile assets to Japan's Mitsubishi. The court order follows a legal action filed by state copper producer Codelco aimed at gathering...
Xstrata knocked back in Philippines
Efforts to bring the massive Tampakan copper-gold project to commercial phase suffered a major blow after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources rejected the proponent’s application for an environmental compliance certificate (ECC). Documents obtained by...
Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Utah Copper Blamed By Doctors And Moms For Pollution
When winter comes to Utah and atmospheric conditions trap a soup of pollutants close to the ground, doctors say it turns every resident in the Salt Lake basin into the equivalent of a cigarette smoker. They have filed a lawsuit against Kennecott Utah Copper, accusing...
British Beowulf reported again for breach of Swedish Minerals Act
Swedish Saami Council Press Release 11 January 2012 The Saami communities of Sirges and Jåhkågaska have today submitted a complaint to the Swedish Minerals Inspectorate claiming that Beowulf Mining has allegedly conducted unauthorized exploration drilling in the...
Rio Tinto Initiates Lockout in Canada
Rio Tinto Alcan, an aluminium-production unit of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, locked out about 800 union workers at a Quebec smelter. See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550304577136533843111036.html.
Rio Tinto makes diamond foray in India
According to Daily News and Analysis, Rio Tinto has received approvals-in-principle from the Ministry of Mines to begin diamond mining operations in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Rio Tinto’s maiden venture in India — in the form of a diamond mine — will come up in the...
Rio Tinto wraps up Hathor takeover
Rio Tinto Ltd has taken complete ownership of Canadian uranium company Hathor Exploration. Rio on Thursday said it had compulsorily acquired a remaining 7.9 million shares not voluntarily offered after it made a $C654 million ($A623 million) takeover bid in October...
NGOs Receive Funds from Canadian Government & Mining Companies
Some NGOs receive funds from Canadian government and mining companies to legitimize and promote mining as a good form of "development". •World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is partnered with Rio Tinto Alcan, owned by Rio Tinto •Plan Canada = IAMGOLD •World...
Radicals working against oilsands, Ottawa says
Environmental and other "radical groups" are trying to block trade and undermine Canada's economy, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Monday. Oliver's comments came one day before federal regulatory hearings began on whether to approve Enbridge's Northern...
Indian villagers march against POSCO oppression
Kalinganagar massacre anniversary also commemorated As 2012 opened, 2000 villagers in the POSCO concession area of Orissa protested against further repression against leaders of the local movement and pledged to halt the project. Elsewhere in Orissa, more than 2,000...