South Africa’s handling of two disputed mine right awards has damaged the resource-rich country’s reputation and raised investor concerns over transparency and governance. Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of Anglo American, and Lonmin have said the government...
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata sees few problems related to water in the development of its Las Bambas copper project in southern Peru’s Apurimac region, according to the project’s general manager, Valentin Choquenaira. “We have an advantage when...
BHP Billiton, the $200bn mining company, finds itself in the middle of a massive geopolitical independence row due to its hostile takeover of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of FTSE 100 stalwart BHP, is taking a $39bn offer for...
London-based GCM Resources is still hoping that subsidiary Asia Energy can open an opencast mine at Phulbari in Bangladesh. But there is still strong opposition. Oil-gas body wants Phulbari deal implemented The national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral...
How RBS funds ‘dirty oil’ Last weekend, Royal Bank of Scotland faced its biggest protests in a long history of protests. Environmental groups and hundreds of climate protesters camped on the lawn at RBS’s Gogarburn headquarters, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. At the...
Press release from LMN member group CATAPA concerning Goldcorp’s Marlin mine With the greatest urgency CATAPA asks the suspension of all activities of the Marlin mine and the application of the other precautionary measures which the Interamerican Commission for...
