BHP quoted saying mining tax lowers value of Rio JV BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers said the Australian government’s proposed mining tax has cut the value of its proposed Pilbara iron ore merger with Rio Tinto, a newspaper reported. See...
BHP Billiton is being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over violations of anti-graft laws. There was some speculation on the unnamed jurisdiction. It now appears likely to be Cambodia after these Sydney Morning Herald articles discover...
In just six weeks, global markets turbulence has ripped the shoes off global miners. Measured on its London listing, BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest diversified resources stock, touched all time records on April 6, just below £23.50 a share; since then...
The geological and hydro-geological environment of the Phulbari coal basin is not favourable for open-pit mining, writes AKM Shamsuddin. But Asia Energy, owned by London-listed GCM Resources, is determined to proceed with just such a mine. See...
Shell: investor campaigners strike blow on tar sands Shareholders have fired another warning shot across the bows of an oil major with just under 11% of shareholder votes at today’s annual general meeting of oil giant Shell refusing to back management over the...
Delegates from the UN Security Council visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo must act decisively to prevent natural resources fuelling conflict, said campaign group Global Witness. See...
Barrick is a Canadian company but London-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd had over $10 million invested in the company in 2007, BlackRock Commodities Income Trust plc has invested in the company, and the company also has connections with Millhouse Capital,...
Copper production lost at the Collahuasi mine in northern Chile’s region I as a result of an ongoing strike by subcontracted workers will not likely be recovered. The mine is controlled by Anglo-Swiss Xstrata and London-based Anglo American, both with a 44%...
This website contains links to a large number of articles about Anglo American plc, which can be viewed at https://londonminingnetwork.org/tag/anglo-american/. The related Mines and Communities website (http://www.minesandcommunities.org/) contains a much larger...
This technical briefing by Inge Lindemann summarises the impacts of uranium mining on human health and the environment and makes a compelling case for leaving uranium in the ground. To download the twelve page Word briefing, click on the link below: Health and...
NB The agreement has now been ratified by 75% of the Borax workforce. May 16, 2010: The Los Angeles labour movement celebrated the announcement of a tentative settlement in the lockout of workers that had ravaged the small mining town of Boron, California. See...
Around the world, indigenous communities are defending their homelands and sacred sites from mining companies with more urgency than ever. With the fictional Avatar receiving so much media attention, it’s important to realize that very real battles between...
