UK Prime Minister calls for transparency in mining, oil & gas
Business needs to take its share of responsibility for openness and help ensure the mineral wealth of developing countries is “a blessing rather than a curse,” said PM David Cameron. See...New Zealand's pension fund pulls out of Barrick because of human rights and environmental concerns
New Zealand’s $22-billion Superannuation Fund has pulled nearly $2 million worth of investment out of Barrick Gold, the world’s biggest gold miner citing its human rights and environmental record. The Canada-based mining giant, which has a market...Stranger than Fiction: the Conga Mining Project
Whether you approach it socially or technically, to lawyer Mirtha Vásquez and engineer Reinaldo Rodríguez it is beyond dispute that the Conga mining plan in its present form is absolutely irresponsible and must not be carried out. Putting gold before water, the...Many countries badly mismanage oil, mining resources
Trillions of dollars a year are being produced through extractive industries, but just a tiny percentage of this money is impacting on the lives of poor communities in developing countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study. See...London Mining Network welcomes announcement of parliamentary enquiry into extractives companies
London Mining Network welcomes the suggestion that there may be a parliamentary enquiry into London-listed mining companies, draws attention to its own report.