A new global movement of mutual support has been set up among communities opposed to mining. See http://www.yestolifenotomining.org/ where you can sign on to the movement’s declaration.
The mine lies like a scar across a bloody face. Guava village sits in a remote area in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG), above a copper mine which closed 25 years ago. Resistance to the Rio Tinto-owned pit exploded in the late 1980s. Human rights abuses were...
Pressure continues being applied on the Provincial Government of Marinduque to settle in their case against Barrick Gold for the historic pollution caused as a result of the hugely-polluting Marcopper mine. The ‘take it or leave it’ US$20-million settlement...
Canadian-owned, London-listed African Barrick Gold says it is giving cash payments and other compensation to 14 women who were sexually assaulted by police and security guards at its controversial North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. See...
There’s been yet more controversy surrounding the tussles between BSG Resources Ltd., Vale, Rio Tinto and the Government of Guinea over control of the country’s huge Simandou Project. In the most recent twist, BSG’s Beny Steinmetz has moved from...
Rio Tinto revealed last month that it is contemplating the sale of its 19.1% stake in Canada’s Northern Dynasty, the sole owner of the undeveloped Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska since Anglo American ditched it last September. See...
