Gabriel Resources threatens Romania with arbitration over murky mine
Company initiates formalities to start a dispute settlement for obtaining damages of up to $4billion
Colombia court prohibits overnight use of coal railway
Among users of the railway is Glencore.
Revealed: Manchester pensions invested in world’s most unethical companies
Rio Tinto, a mining company facing worldwide criticism for dozens of deaths and environmental abuses, receives £170,000,000 worth of pensions investments from GMPF.
Andrew Lees – 20 years after his last mission to Madagascar
Andrew had gone to the Anosy region in the far south east of the island to film and research a proposed Rio Tinto mine which would destroy rare coastal forests to extract ilmenite, a mineral that yields titanium dioxide, a whitener used in toothpaste, paint, and sunscreen.
Rio Tinto round-up 2014 from IndustriALL
Short video about IndustriALL global mining union’s international campaign against Rio Tinto