The world’s largest gold, and second most important copper, mine, came to a standstill last week, not long after it had resumed operations following a three-month strike. The Grasberg mine in Papua is operated by US company, Freeport McMoran – which also...
Newmont Gold has allocated around 20% of its “core assets” to two projects in Ghana – both of which have now come under fire from local communities. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11538. Newmont is a US company with British...
Written evidence submitted by London Mining Network and International Accountability Project to an inquiry by the Parliamentary International Development Committee (‘Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development’) concerns a proposed...
Security forces cracked down on the Dongria Kondh tribe as they prepared for a religious festival last weekend at the top of India’s most contentious mountain. Hundreds are determined to attend the Niyamraja ritual in the sacred Niyamgiri Hills, which are at the...
On 30 January, Vedanta released its maiden national corporate publicity campaign — Creating Happiness, a 90-second film created by Ogilvy & Mather — across television channels. Binno, a little girl from rural Rajasthan and the face of the campaign, has already...
Sarawak Report has just released results of a probe into CMS’s dealings with Rio Tinto Alcan. The UK-Australia listed company obtained a license to construct a major smelter at Simalajau in 2007, using electricity from Bakun. According to Sarawak Report, the...
A dozen Canadian uranium mines operated during the period covered in the following article, penned by the daughter of a miner who once worked there – and died as a result. Of these twelve mines, nine were under the management of Rio Algom (a subsidiary of UK...
Production at Impala, the world’s second largest platinum mining company has been brought to a standstill. The officially “recognised” National Union of Mineworkers has been waging battle with a rival union that claims to support the interests of...
European Fuel Quality Directive Update The European Union has reached a stalemate in a vote to decide if tar sands oil is to be labeled as highly polluting. There were 89 votes for the proposal and 128 votes against. There were 128 abstentions including the UK,...
Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines, as well as the Catholic Church and other organisations, continue to oppose large scale mining projects, including Xstrata’s Tampakan project. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11515.
Among London-listed mining companies operating in Colombia are Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, BHP Billiton, Glencore and Xstrata; and Rio Tinto is also interested in the country. Government designates 2.9 million hectares for mining development in...
Anil Agarwal’s London-listed Vedanta Resources Group is planning to create a new diversified resources giant by merging Sterlite, Sesa Goa, Vedanta Aluminium and even its 60 per cent holding in Cairn India into one umbrella holding company. This new holding company...
