Widespread pollution by the Vedanta refinery in Orissa raises serious questions about environmental monitoring. See http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/latha-jishnu-killing-them-ever-so-softly/363547/.
Xstrata is planning to up the stakes dramatically in the takeover battle for Anglo American, by dangling a cash sweetener to shareholders of up to £5bn to tempt Anglo’s management, under new chairman Sir John Parker, to the negotiating table. See...
Takeover battle with Xstrata takes surreal turn as Graham Boustred dismisses Cynthia Carroll as sexually frustrated. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/09/boustred-attacks-carroll.
The Cerrejon mine is owned by London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata. The National Union of the Coal Industry, SINTRACARBON, brings to local, national and international attention the attack by the contracting firm, SOTRANS, on the labour rights of its...
In a protected area of the Cordillera Central, Colombia’s central mountain range, gold mining plans are clashing with the desire of farmers, activists and environmental officials to preserve forests and water resources. A movement made up of 25 international,...
When LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights about London-based Rio Tinto’s association with Muriel Mining Corporation in Colombia, Muriel mining accused the Colombian Interchurch...
