The South Australian state government has granted BHP a four-year extension to come up with a cost-effective plan to expand its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine. See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-fast-news?oid=161849&sn=Detail&pid=92730....
The Cerrejon Coal company, owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata, has announced a suspension of studies and consultations on the possible diversion of 26kilometres of the River Rancheria, the only river of any size in the...
Keystone XL opponents demand Obama reject pipeline Less than two weeks after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term, thousands of protesters rallied in Washington Sunday asking him to reject the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, which...
Sources familiar with the matter say mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland is lending his support to Nat Rothschild’s move to keep alive the Bumi Plc coal-mining venture. See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-fast-news?oid=163403&sn=Detail....
London-listed Anglo American has ceased mining and production in Venezuela following the expiration of the concessions and permits for its Loma de Níquel nickel operation there. The government had refused the company’s request to renew the operations’...
Barrick Gold Corp, the world’s biggest gold producer, said it had halted earth-moving works at its Pascua Lama mine on the Chile-Argentina border following concerns about the health of workers at the site high in the Andes. Inspectors from the Chilean Mining...
Less than two months ago, two Tanzanian citizens – allegedly searching for gold dust at African Barrick’s North Mara mine – were shot dead by police. Then, on 7 November, over 4,000 persons are alleged to have raided the mine in search of...
In July 2012, the UK-based mining company, Vedanta Resources plc dumped fly-ash onto forest land near its Jharsuguda aluminium smelter. Just over a fortnight ago, an ash pipeline burst at the same site – spreading toxic wastes over more than fifteen acres of...
SA police arrest 37 for violence near Xstrata mine South African police arrested 37 workers for public violence after firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters who barricaded a road leading to the Kroondal mine operated by Xstrata. See...
London Calling issues a dire warning The indigenous peoples – and other species – of Greenland are facing a “clear and present danger” as the thawing Arctic ice cap enables nation-states and companies to carry out unprecedented mineral...
Just as one British mining company announces its intention to exploit a huge iron ore deposit in Greenland, another London listed outfit is accused of causing a major toxic spill at its mine in eastern Finland. The Kainuu mine, situated just below the Arctic Circle,...
It may be surprising that South Korea’s largest conglomerate – indelibly associated with electronic products – should invest directly in mining, although it clearly depends overwhelminingly on mined-materials. See...
