The house on the mountain: how mining corrodes democracy in Peru
Newmont is a US company with British investment: among investors in Newmont are UK-based Blackrock World Mining Trust and AXA Investment Managers UK.
Women chain themselves to the main entrance gate of Eldorado Gold’s Skouries mining site
Twelve women blockaded the entrance to Eldorado Gold’s Skouries mining site in Halkidiki, Greece, in a peaceful, symbolic protest against a proposed new law legalising illegal construction at Skouries.
Australia: Glencore mine's burning waste rock pile sparks concerns among Aboriginal groups
Deep in the Gulf of Carpentaria, a waste rock pile has been smouldering for seven months, causing large smoke plumes and angering Aboriginal groups.
Australia: Glencore mine’s burning waste rock pile sparks concerns among Aboriginal groups
Deep in the Gulf of Carpentaria, a waste rock pile has been smouldering for seven months, causing large smoke plumes and angering Aboriginal groups.
With Rio Tinto’s humiliating exit, a degree of sanity returns to mining in Mozambique
Rio Tinto is one of the biggest companies on the planet. These guys don’t make mistakes, surely, especially ones that cost in the region of US$3.7 billion. Except sometimes they do. SIMON ALLISON examines why the mining giant is exiting Mozambique with a massive hole in its balance sheet – and its tail between its legs.