Union leaders at the world’s No. 3 copper mine dug in their heels on Thursday, saying workers would reject management’s latest offer to end a 14-day-old strike at the sprawling Collahuasi copper pit. The union vowed to stay on the picket line until...
Eight men and three women have been on a hunger strike for the last 53 days, since Sept. 28, to protest at the dangerous tailings dam situation affecting their community of Caimanes, located in the Coquimbo Region north of Santiago. Organizers explained that the...
Rio Tinto, through its subsidiary Kennecott Minerals, continues to dodge requirements of Michigan’s Part 632 Mining Law, with the help of the Marquette County Road Commission (MCRC), the Marquette County and City Commissions, and local township boards. See...
Ravenstruther Coal Terminal Shut Down! Ravenstruther coal rail terminal in South Lanarkshire was brought to a standstill when anti-coal protesters descended on to the site and climbed atop machinery. The coal rail terminal owned by Scottish Coal, is the main loading...
Representatives from Unesco will visit the Mapungubwe National Heritage site to assess the impact of mining in the area, the Save Mapungubwe coalition group says. Coal of Africa (CoAL), an Australia-based mining company with a listing on the London Stock Exchange,...
The project is a proposed 30 million tonne per year open-cut thermal coal mine in Queensland’s Surat Basin with a total investment, including port and rail infrastructure of about $6b. Wandoan Coal Project executive general manager Stephen Bridger said Xstrata...
