The coal mines, operated by the BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance JV, will be hit by a two-day work stoppage on April 12, union officials said. See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=148860&sn=Detail&pid=92730.
One of the world’s most controversial mines is back in the spotlight after hundreds protested against renewed efforts to mine India’s Niyamgiri Hills. Dongria Kondh and Niyamgiri supporters held their own ‘public hearing’ in Orissa state, where they restated their...
Taking co-ordinated action to avert yet another massive violation of human rights, seven United Nations special rapporteurs have issued a press release calling for an immediate halt to plans to excavate a vast open-pit coal mine in northwest Bangladesh. See...
Indonesia is considering imposing a hefty tax on mineral exports to curb over-exploitation of the country’s resources, as companies scramble to beat a 2014 law requiring ores be upgraded on-shore. It’s a rational follow-up to the government’s...
Buried in Indonesia’s rich soil is a minefield of brutality, literally. Last year, the Grasberg mine of the Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold (in which Rio Tinto has a major investment and from which it profits enormously), one of the largest such operations in...
The drama over the proposed Executive Order of the Philippine President, Nonoy Aquino, continues. There are further hints about its coming out, but when, how – or indeed if – it will appear is now anyone’s guess. A recent article explains that the...
