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Mass arrests at Washington tar sands protest
The largest act of civil disobedience in the history of the U.S. environmental movement is unfolding in Washington, D.C., and Canadian tar sands is the focus. People are being arrested for standing up to Obama, asking him to say no to the Keystone XL Pipeline. See...
Glencore to declare support for ethical mining to spruce up its image
London-listed commodities trader Glencore will profess its support for a global standard on transparency in natural resources, amid a charm offensive designed to clean up its image. The Swiss-based company’s transformation into a public company has been littered with...
Sesa Goa to suspend mining in Karnataka
Vedanta Group firm Sesa Goa said it will stop mining in Karnataka's Chitradurga with immediate effect, following the Indian Supreme Court's order banning mining in Chitradurga and Tumkur districts. See...
Escondida contract workers to file lawsuit against management
Contract workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine in northern region II will submit a lawsuit against management for anti-union practices. Since its creation at the beginning of June, Escondida's contract workers federation - which is comprised of around 9,000 workers...
BHP, Rio, Corus sniffing around in Orissa
BHP Billiton is said to be making efforts to set up an alumina plant at Kalrapat in the Kalahandi district in the Indian state of Orissa. In this project, the London-listed company will have a partner from Orissa, Sulakshini Mines and Minerals. The Corus Group has...
Peru's Congress passes Indigenous Peoples' mining consultation law
Peru's Congress has taken an important step toward incorporating the International Labor Organisation's convention on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (ILO 169) into law, since the convention was ratified in 1994. Although broadly welcomed as an "historic moment"...
Royalty debates revisit Latin American states
Three Latin American states are the envy of most other country in terms of the potential value of the major minerals that lie beneath their soil - particularly copper, iron ore and gold. Among developing nations, arguably only DR Congo, Indonesia and Mongolia can...
BHP posts mining industry's biggest-ever profits
But the "Big Australian" is dogged by criticism It's currently one of the most successful companies anywhere, with a market capitalisation that puts it among the world's top five corporations. But, as London-listed BHP Billiton looks forward to presenting shareholders...
BHP Billiton to invest $437m to expand Colombian coal mine
Mining and oil company BHP Billiton will invest $437m to expand the Cerrejon Coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia. The company's investment represents one third of the $1,311m expansion to be undertaken by Cerrejon Coal, with JV partners Anglo American and Xstrata...
Glencore bids for Australian nickel miner
Shares of Minara Resources jumped 36% on news of a takeover bid by London-listed Swiss-based commodities trader Glencore Resources. Glencore, which went public in May with an astonishing $11 billion IPO, already owns 73.4% of Minara, and is seeking to buy the rest of...