Most scientists in this field agree that there is danger even in small doses of radiation. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/20/evidence-nuclear-risks-not-overrated.
Recently there’s been some speculation that BHP Billiton – the world’s biggest mining company – may be about to exit from nickel production. In 2008, it pulled out of the Gag Island project in West Papua. See:...
FARMERS trying to block BHP Billiton from exploring for coal in some of the most fertile land in New South Wales have lost the latest leg in their legal battle, but have promised to keep challenging. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9793.
Two women who say they suffered harassment and gender discrimination while training to work at the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories have launched a $10-million lawsuit against the mine owners and their trainers. Diane Taylor and Laura Lorenzen have...
The Independent Review of SRK’s Impact Assessment of Suriname’s Bakuis Bauxite Mine has four goals. First, to help people who may be impacted by the Bakhuis bauxite project to understand what the impacts may be, how to prevent or minimize these impacts,...
Diversified giant Rio Tinto’s iron-ore output surged by 49% in the fourth quarter of 2009, as a result of continued high demand from China, CE Tom Albanese reported. “In the Pilbara [region] we achieved record sales for both the quarter and the full year and both...
Australian Stern Hu and three other detained Rio Tinto executives will find out on Monday if their pre-trial investigation will continue or if they’ll soon go to court. The four detained executives from Rio Tinto’s Shanghai office are being held on charges...
Indian police have filed manslaughter charges against three local managers of the Britain-based Vedanta mining group in connection with an industrial chimney collapse that killed 40 workers (see...
Without question it’s the most dangerous mining company in Russia. In 2007, and within the space of two months, the Evraz group was held responsible for negligence which led to the deaths of 148 mineworkers. Then, on 23 December 2009, at least another eight...
Goldcorp is a Canadian company but among its major investors are British-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd (US$4.3 million), Blackrock Commodities Income Trust plc, and City Natural Resources High Yield Trust PLC, according to the document From Money to Metals by...
Last month, a legendary leader of the West Papua self-determination movement, OPM, was ambushed and shot dead by Indonesian police. Kelly Kwalik was accused of having “master-minded” recent fatal attacks on workers within the huge Freeport-Rio Tinto mining...
Two short video productions provide background and update For background to this story, see https://londonminingnetwork.org/?s=Bougainville. See recent video at Panguna Mine, Bougainville, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg6q7AGhmo8; some background to this video is...
