African Minerals in Sierra Leone
How a controversial iron ore company went bankrupt and what that means for local communities.
How a controversial iron ore company went bankrupt and what that means for local communities.
Has Rio Tinto now decided to dispose of its majority holding in the world’s most controversial mine (certainly historically-speaking)?
Freeport’s massive Grasberg mine – one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, with a minority stake held by global mining giant Rio Tinto – is essentially closed off to outside access.
Just before Rio Tinto’s London Annual General Meeting came the news that media are banned from the company’s Australian uranium producing subsidiary ERA.
Just before Rio Tinto’s London Annual General Meeting came the news that media are banned from the company’s Australian uranium producing subsidiary ERA.