A U.S. federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing mining giant Rio Tinto of committing genocide and war crimes in Papua New Guinea, where it once ran one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines. In their lawsuit, current and former residents of the...
The murder by suspected paramilitary forces of Fr. Tentorio maybe related to his opposition to the Xstrata mining project in South Cotabato, the largest ever in Philippine history, with a staggering 10,000 hectares covering four provinces. If its proposed equally...
In a move intended to pressure the Australian federal government to revise the proposed carbon tax, global miner Anglo American has threatened to withhold over $15 billion in coal mining investments and curtail 3,200 new jobs in Australia, according to a report by the...
On 2 November nine people, from the national anti-fracking network Frack Off, halted work at Cuadrilla Resources drilling site in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire. The action coincided with the publication of a new report concluding it is “highly probable” a...
THE chief executive of BHP Billiton, Marius Kloppers, in a call to increase social responsibility in the corporate sector, has urged companies to aim for more than profits. Mr Kloppers said companies needed to include measures such as their level of community...
BHP Billiton has approved the development of the Caval Ridge Mine and expansion of the Peak Downs Mine in the northern Bowen Basin in central Queensland, Australia. Initially, this project will add eight million tonnes per year capacity (100% basis) in export of...
Under ruggedly beautiful mountains close to Peru’s border with Ecuador lie billions of dollars worth of copper owned by British-based firm Monterrico Metals. In August 2005, hundreds of Peruvian subsistence farmers and their families staged a protest against...
Colombia’s foreign-led Angostura and La Colosa mining projects have been delayed due to environmental concerns. Angostura is owned by Eco Oro, formerly Greystar, a Canadian company listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). La Colosa is owned...
Last month, 178 nation states voted to prohibit all exports of hazardous wastes, including electronic wastes and obsolete ships containing asbestos and other toxics, which are sent for breaking-up in countries such as India and Bangladesh. China, the European Union,...
Plans to develop Scotland’s first commercial gold mine in Loch Lomond National Park have been approved. Members of the park authority’s board said the opportunities for new jobs and economic growth outweighed concerns about the environment. See...
London Mining Network joined 84 other organisations in signing a letter to investors in London-listed GCM Resources’ Phulbari coal project in Bangladesh, calling on them to disinvest. See http://www.accountabilityproject.org/article.php?id=668.
On 17 October 2011, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples told its General Assembly that he receives “on a daily basis, allegations of violations of the rights of indigenous peoples in specific cases”. In particular, said...
