Mining campaigners react angrily to LOCOG’s Rio Tinto ‘exception’
…and the Grasberg copper and gold mine in West Papua. In Bougainville, in the Pacific, it hopes to reopen a copper mine which caused such catastrophic pollution that it sparked…
Protesters target Rio Tinto AGM
…and violation of Indigenous sacred sites at the company’s Eagle nickel mine; West Papuans protesting against Indigenous rights abuse, militarisation and environmental destruction at the Grasberg copper-gold mine; and representatives…
Rio Tinto and the 2012 Olympic Medals
…Kelian River where local people say they cannot drink or bathe in the water. Rio Tinto is also accused of human rights abuses around the Grasberg copper and gold mine…
Unrest in Indonesia's Mines: Local Chaos and Global Injustice
Buried in Indonesia’s rich soil is a minefield of brutality, literally. Last year, the Grasberg mine of the Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold (in which Rio Tinto has a major…
Freeport-Rio Tinto halts operations once again at Papuan mine: Union claims management hasn't honoured agreement
The world’s largest gold, and second most important copper, mine, came to a standstill last week, not long after it had resumed operations following a three-month strike. The Grasberg mine…