Will the eco hot spot of Niyamgiri hills in tribal Orissa be ravaged by mining? It’s been almost a decade, but this non-violent movement is peaking amid the dense, pristine wild forests, mountains and streams, wildlife, flora and fauna of the remote Niyamgiri...
It’s taken a quarter of a century for authorities in the Canadian province of Newfoundland to formally recognise that toxic pollution at a closed-down mine has probably been poisoning local residents and workers over many decades. Last week, blood tests were...
Is Rio Tinto “listening” to the people of Bougainville? That’s what a leading Papua New Guinea newspaper announced last week, as Paul Coleman from the UK company’s Bougainville Copper (BCL) subsidiary arrived in the province following a twenty...
UK campaigners claim victory against coal In August 2008, protestors glued themselves to the doors of BHP Billiton’s London headquarters. They sought to link coal mining by the global resources’ giant with a controversial planned UK coal-fired power plant....
Unionized workers at BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) Spence copper mine in Chile’s northern region II went on strike Tuesday, as previously announced, in order to demand increases in pay and benefits. See...
Switzerland-based diversified miner Xstrata (LSE: XTA) has withdrawn a proposal to merge with multinational competitor Anglo American (LSE: AAL), both companies said in separate statements.Previously, the UK’s takeover panel gave Xstrata until October 20 to...
Joint Resolution passed at the Solidarity Convention for Anti-Mining and Land Rights Struggle in Niyamgiri 10 October 2009, New Delhi Demanding immediate scrapping of mining permission and ensure protection of peoples’ rights to land, forests, culture, and livelihoods...
LMN member group LAMMP organised a successful visit to London by women activists from Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru, all of whom are under threat for their resistance to largescale mining projects. • UK urged to pressure South American governments to refuse mining...
Vedanta versus the villagers: the fight for the sacred mountain Tribes say plans by UK-listed mining firm Vedanta to mine on holy land will destroy their way of life See http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/12/vedanta-versus-the-villagers. Government criticises...
Government demands a ‘change in the company’s behaviour’. The UK government has attacked Vedanta’s treatment of the Dongria Kondh. The UK government today blasted FTSE-100 company Vedanta Resources over its treatment of the Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa, India....
‘Radioactive dust storm threat’ if mine goes ahead An Academy Award-nominated documentary maker claims the red dust dumped onto Australian east coast cities recently is a reason to be concerned about BHP Billiton’s proposal to turn South...
“Water wars” don’t just occur between communities, governments and companies. The Bolivian and Chile administrations – hardly friends at the best of times – are now embroiled in arguments over which country has “rights” to the...
