In another setback to Vedanta Aluminium’s Orissa ambitions, the Environment Ministry has rejected its plan to expand its Lanjigarh refinery six-fold and directed the State government to take legal action against the company for illegally beginning the expansion...
Orissa Minerals and Rio Tinto first signed a multi-billion dollar iron ore joint venture agreement in 1995 which never amounted to anything, now 15 years later they are trying again. See...
Über mining promoter Robert Friedland is circling the financial wagons, preparing to stave off a future takeover of Ivanhoe Mines and its Oyu Tolgoi project by mega-miner Rio Tinto. Robert Friedland clearly drew a line in the sand to prevent Rio Tinto from slowly...
LANDOWNERS of the Panguna copper mine, who went to war in 1988 over what they claimed then was utter disrespect and disregard for their existence and welfare, are claiming the same maltreatment as the National Government, the Autonomous Bougainville Government and...
On behalf of the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), we send you warm greetings and present you with another opportunity to stand in solidarity with the communities of Sipacapa and San...
Opponents of a big mining project in the Dominican Republic asked a judge to halt the Canadian company’s operation until it addresses their concerns over the environmental impact. A consortium involving Barrick Gold and Goldcorp is making a $3 billion investment...
London-listed African Barrick Gold said that its profit fell by 8% to $39,9-million in the third quarter, after production from its mines in Tanzania declined. The group’s overall gold production dropped with 23% to 164 996 oz, compared with the corresponding...
EITI is the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Why should we be concerned about extractive industries (EI) and gender? Experience at the World Bank has identified what we call the extractive industries (EI) gender bias. For local communities, the bulk of...
After peaking in 2007, uranium prices have disappointed and, it seems, many of the stocks are looking to de-emphasize their connection to the metal. (Involves BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, AngloGold Ashanti.) See...
At today’s London AGM of the world’s biggest mining company, BHP Billiton, new company chair Jac Nasser and CEO Marius Kloppers spoke at length about climate change. They explained that the company fully accepts the science and believes that greenhouse gas emissions...
BHP Billiton presnted its annual report to shareholders at its London AGM on 21 October. At a meeting the evening before, London Mining Network presented BHP Billiton 2009-10 – other sides to the story: case studies questioning the company’s record on...
Chile’s president, Sebastian Pinera, arrives in London on Monday 18 October in his first overseas trip since the “miracle” rescue of the 33 miners, trapped underground at the San Jose mine since August. Pinera is said to be bringing rocks from the...
