Catholic Church officials in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao have reiterated their plea to the government to stop the mining of gold and copper in South Cotabato. The bishops pointed out that the $5.9 billion Tampakan mining project by global miner Glencore Xstrata Plc’s Philippines unit is likely to harm the local community and environment.
Catholic Church officials in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao have reiterated their plea to the government to stop the mining of gold and copper in South Cotabato. The bishops pointed out that the $5.9 billion Tampakan mining project by global miner Glencore Xstrata Plc’s Philippines unit is likely to harm the local community and environment.
Australia’s chief resource industry union, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), challenges Rio Tinto on its warning over costs, robotisation.
Could it be that perhaps Rio Tinto’s talk of cleaning up coal as the central response to climate change may be a touch idealistic?
Could it be that perhaps Rio Tinto’s talk of cleaning up coal as the central response to climate change may be a touch idealistic?
