Just as one British mining company announces its intention to exploit a huge iron ore deposit in Greenland, another London listed outfit is accused of causing a major toxic spill at its mine in eastern Finland. The Kainuu mine, situated just below the Arctic Circle,...
It may be surprising that South Korea’s largest conglomerate – indelibly associated with electronic products – should invest directly in mining, although it clearly depends overwhelminingly on mined-materials. See...
The most comprehensive source of information on the uranium industry and the struggle against it is at http://www.wise-uranium.org So Far So Good for Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out, Despite Dire Predictions...
This morning an ‘oil orgy’ performance-protest disrupted the Canada Europe Energy Summit, at Canada House, in London. The annual energy summit was hosted by Canadian High Commissioner Gordon Campbell and featured top officials from Shell, Total and Enbridge, along...
London Mining Network press release 19 November 2012 On Tuesday 20 November, shareholders of mining giant Xstrata are due to vote on the proposed $33 billion takeover by Glencore. London Mining Network, a civil society group that monitors the impacts of London-listed...
Police in South Africa have been accused of planting weapons on the bodies of dead miners as part of an official cover-up of the Marikana massacre, in August. The Marikana mine is owned by London-listed Lonmin, in which London-listed Xstrata is a major shareholder....
