This week the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is meeting in Quebec City. There is some irony to the venue of this meeting which may not be obvious to all Metro readers. The UK-based mining giant Rio Tinto is the official Olympic supplier of the metal used to...
Mongolia, the land of Genghis Khan and nomadic herders, is in the midst of a remarkable transition. Rich in coal, gold and copper, this country of fewer than 3 million people in Central Asia is riding a mineral boom that is expected to more than double its GDP within...
Careperro Mountain (“Haykatumá in the indigenous Embera language,) is one of the most sacred and important sites for the Embera culture. Beneath this mountain, lies gold, copper and other minerals. London-listed Rio Tinto is associated with the companies...
AngloGold Ashanti, the world’s No. 3 gold producer, plans to invest $400-million in Colombia in the 2013-2015 period at its La Colosa deposit and other gold exploration projects, a company executive said on Friday. Some $300-million is earmarked for exploration...
Voluntary guidelines are not enough. We must ensure our critical gaze on exploitative mining firms does not waver. This article mentions smallscale mining in Colombia. One of the companies threatening small scale miners’ livelihoods is AngloGold Ashanti. See...
Each year, Indigenous organisations testify at a United Nations Forum against the rampant desecration of their territories. This year is no exception, with vigorous statements ranging from the Arctic, through Asia and Africa to Latin America. See...
A UK mining company, Talvivaara Mining Co, has been charged with allowing unacceptably high toxic emissions from a mine in central Finland. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11715.
West Africa is emerging as the next significant iron-ore province after Australia’s rich Pilbara and is attracting the attention of global majors and the Chinese, says the London-Aim-listed West African Minerals. Major diversified miners are attracted to the area by...
Achuar Indigenous People from Peru inspect Canada’s tarsands. See http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-age-of-extreme-oil-this-used-to-be-a-forest/article2437730/.
Environmental protesters in Dhaka say they were beaten up by police as they attempted to demonstrate for more renewable energy. The protesters demanded, among other things, that the Government of Bangladesh continue to oppose plans for London-listed GCM...
The Labor-held federal Australian government recently presented its much-awaited 2012 budget. And what a mess of potage it turns out to be! According to Rob Burgess of the Business Spectator, the country’s mining sector “currently accounts for 30 per cent...
Residents close to a proposed new coal-fired power plant in Chile’s Atacama desert region claim its emissions will harm air quality. They also say the temperature of water, released back into the ocean, will impact fish and marine life. The plant is designed to...
