Plans to mine the deep sea bed aren’t anything new. Indeed, they have been around for at least as long as members of the United Nations have been tussling over who should “control” it. But now, as many terrestrial mineral deposits prove more...
According to the newspaper, La República, residents are demanding that the Peruvian government force Anglo American to use sea water for its Quellaveco copper project – a move which would cost the UK company around US$200 million. At present the UK company is...
A fact-finding mission has uncovered further evidence that the Xstrata-operated Tampakan mine in the Philippines did not have the Free, Prior, Informed Consent of the affected B’laan communities. Despite this, and the recent provincial ordinance against open-pit...
Vedanta Resources plc is not just a major metals producer – it’s also well on the way to being one of India’s most important energy providers and power traders. If its grandiose plans are allowed to materialise the UK-listed company will soon rank as...
The campaign is so startlingly global and diverse and multi-faceted that most campaigners don’t even know of the existence of most of the other campaigners. “Who are you people? Where do you come from?” a panic-stricken employee of Vedanta shrieked at us, as massive...
