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Flat contradiction: no meeting of minds at the Antofagasta AGM

Jun 14, 2013 | News

London Mining Network, War on Want, Chile 40 Years On, and others, protested outside the AGM of Antofagasta plc on Wednesday 12 June, and raised concerns inside. Click on the photo for more details…

Police forces threaten Dongria not to oppose Vedanta mine in India

Jun 7, 2013 | News

Foil Vedanta Press Release, Friday 7th June 2013 Reports from the Niyamgiri hills have confirmed that CRPF special forces have been targeting villages who are opposing Vedanta’s proposed mine, threatening them not to do so, and destroying grain stores and items of...

Odisha government tries every trick in the book with Supreme Court Niyamgiri verdict

Jun 6, 2013 | News

When the Supreme Court announced its verdict to hand the decision on Vedanta’s Niyamgiri mine back to the Dongria Kond and other affected people via a complex process of legal claim filing, gram sabhas and a final MoEF nod, both Vedanta and their opposition...

Vedanta Resources announces US$1.7 billion bond offering

Jun 6, 2013 | News

The vultures who have picked over and coughed out the bones of this bond include Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Chartered and JP Morgan. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12324&l=1.

Greek activists travel to Canada to protest Eldorado gold mine proposal

Jun 6, 2013 | News

Photo by David P Ball Greek activists travelled to Vancouver, Canada, last week to highlight the social and environmental impacts of mining company Eldorado’s activities in the region of Halkidiki, which happens to be the homeland of Aristotle. Eldorado Gold, a...

New accident jeopardizes Freeport-Rio Tinto's Papuan mine

Jun 6, 2013 | News

A fortnight ago, twenty eight workers went to their deaths at Freeport-Rio Tinto’s Grasberg mine in Papua. Last Friday, yet another employee was critically injured during another “accident”, leading to renewed calls by trade unions for a thorough...

Colombia: Wayuu women weigh in on coal at UN Forum

Jun 6, 2013 | News

Statement presented in May 2013 at the 12th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples Issues in the United Nations, New York, by the organization and movement of Sütsüin Jiyeyu Wayuu – Fuerza de Mujeres Wayuu (SJW-FMW). The statement specifically...

Indonesia's government to revoke concessions in customary forests

Jun 6, 2013 | News

Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has invalidated the Indonesian government’s claim to millions of hectares of forest land, potentially giving indigenous and local communities the right to manage their customary forests. While the decision – if...

Barrick's Pascua-Lama gold project frozen for at least 1-2 years: Chile regulator

Jun 6, 2013 | News

Barrick is a Canadian company in which there is major British investment (see http://moneytometal.org/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Barrick&go=Go). Barrick’s suspended Pascua-Lama gold project will likely be reactivated in one to two years at...

Rio Tinto starts Bougainville mine reopening discussions

Jun 6, 2013 | News

Talks are being held on the reopening of Rio Tinto’s Bougainville copper mine, and for the first time landowners will be formally consulted about the project. The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is holding a series of Mining Forums to consult the...

How Australian coal is causing global damage

Jun 6, 2013 | News

Article by climate campaigner Bill McKibben: “…if Australia builds up its coal exports as currently planned, it would produce 30% of the carbon needed to push global warming beyond two degrees. By 2020 the country’s coal burnt abroad will be producing three...

Nuclear news

Jun 6, 2013 | News

Namibia: Rössing Nearly Closed THE management of Rio Tinto’s Rössing mine was considering placing the uranium mine on care and maintenance like Areva’s Trekkopje as a way of arresting the perilous financial situation the company is facing. See...

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