Renewable energy, and class actions
…mine “tailings” they tip into rivers around their Grasberg copper mine. The dumping of mine waste into oceans has, for some years, been condemned by groups around the world. Now…
Mimika's Coastal Dystopia – report
Indonesian organisation AEER, coordinated by LMN partner Pius Ginting, has just launched this report into mining waste (tailings) at Grasberg mine, a controversial mine in occupied West Papua, co-owned by…
When an April shower turns into a perfect storm
…Tinto AGM. He brought evidence of the appalling environmental damage being done by the Grasberg mine in West Papua and spoke of the killings which continue to occur in the…
The dog ate my homework: another year at Rio Tinto
…tackled the Rio Tinto board over the continuing violence and environmental degradation around the Grasberg copper-gold mine in West Papua. But much was also said in the AGM about the…
Death and destruction caused by mining in West Papua, but Rio Tinto denies responsibility
The Grasberg copper-gold mine in West Papua By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network The most shocking words spoken at this morning’s Rio Tinto AGM were these: “I am not…