An Orissa police chief has declared that Vedanta’s Balco subsidiary deliberately mislead the public, when reporting on September’s chimney collapse at the Korba alumininum complex. The disaster killed over forty – and possibly substantially more...
Bianca Jagger and tribal leaders of the Kondh people have been joined by 47 internationally respected opinion makers to send an open letter to India’s Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Names include Judge Weeramantry, Former Vice President International Court of...
The low, flat-topped hills of south Orissa have been home to the Dongria Kondh long before there was a country called India or a state called Orissa. The hills watched over the Kondh. The Kondh watched over the hills and worshipped them as living deities. Now these...
Mining group Vedanta Resources is the biggest faller in the leading index following reports one of its subsidiaries in India, Sesa Goa, was under investigation over its accounts. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2009/oct/27/vedantaresources. See...
China relies for 50% of its iron ore imports on three main producers: Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Over the past year, the three global giants have battled to maintain high prices for their exports, while the PRC authorities have striven to drive prices down...
For the past 35 years, New Zealand/Aotearoa’s intrepid CAFCA (Campaign against Foreign Control of Aotearoa) has called for the closure of the country’s largest industrial plant, on environmental, health & safety and economic grounds. During that entire...
From the Anosy region of southern Madagascar, the indigenous Antanosy describe their lives in the face of climate change, food insecurity and rapid development due to mining. Testimonies include: Sambo – His life “used to be good, like everyone...
Xstrata recently announced a further increase in estimated at the Tampakan mine project – to 13.5 million tonnes of copper and 15.8 million ounces of gold. In covering the announcement, Miningnews.net used the headline: “Monster grows again” –...
Labour negotiations coming up at Xstrata’s Altonorte copper smelter in Chile could turn out rocky since the union’s demands appear to be far from what the company will offer, according to Altonorte union leader Lázaro Lizama. See...
Campaigners have reacted angrily after a court case which saw the Treasury accused of breaking its own rules on the spending of public money when buying the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was thrown out of court. The case, which sought a judicial review over claims that...
UK analyst Simon Hunt may be the only researcher in his field with a true measure of what’s currently happening in metal markets. Then again, he might not. Hunt has recently re-examined the apparent boom in prices over the last six months, trying to determine...
