London Calling regrets a lost opportunity for coal mine workers In March, under the auspices of the British National Union of Mineworkers and Australia’s CFMEU, a hundred and twenty delegates, belonging to 20 unions from 17 countries, participated in the second...
The Mines and Communities website has published a number of reports on the coal industry. A mixed bag of coal-related “policies” In 2006-2008 nuclear (uranium) power became the fashionable “alternative energy” solution for some people who...
The planned diamond mine at the centre of an international controversy over the forced relocation of Botswana’s Bushmen has been shelved due to the global recession. Demand for diamonds has collapsed in recent months, and all Botswana’s diamond mines closed in...
At the invitation of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Rio Tinto has responded to some of the concerns raised at its 15 April London AGM. See http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/269440.
Rio Tinto takes step towards transparency by publishing payments to governments Rio Tinto has taken an important step towards transparency by voluntarily disclosing, for the first time, the total tax and royalty payments that it makes to 13 of the countries where it...
Large mining operations in Africa have generated big profits for foreign companies, with little local benefit. Now governments are trying to harness more mining revenues for development purposes. This UN report is of relevance to Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Crew, De...
