Too many invest in companies – such as London-listed Rio Tinto – without any consideration of the ethics of doing so. Investing in conflict-affected and high-risk areas is a growing concern for responsible businesses and investors. Often times companies...
A decade ago, landowners profoundly impacted by Rio Tinto’s Panguna copper-gold mine in Bougainville tried to bring the company to court in the USA, using the Alien Tort Act. They wanted Rio Tinto to account – and pay massive compensation – for...
The Indian Supreme Court has reserved its order on a plea of Vedanta subsidiary Sterlite Industries Ltd. (SIL), which has sought permission to continue operating its Tamil Nadu-based copper smelting plant which was ordered shut over green concerns. An apex court bench...
BHP Billiton has settled a royalty dispute with the Colombian government – thus enabling the world’s second biggest mining company to continuing operating its Cerro Matoso nickel mine. (At the same time, fifty five workers have filed a lawsuit demanding...
London Mining Network member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign has sent a delegation to Colombia to visit a number of mining-affected communities. Among the communities visited have been those suffering as a result of the expansion of the Cerrejon coal mine, owned by...
New report demolishes mining industry claims Australia’s coal mining giants are trying to scare the life out of its citizens over the impacts on jobs and investments from the recently-proposed nationwide carbon tax. The proposal is due to be debated by...
