Communities demanding redress from Rio Tinto
…powered by a newly constructed coal generating plant in Mongolia fed by coal from a huge new opencast coal mine, Tavan Tolgoi. WEST PAPUA Grasberg in Indonesia-occupied West Papua is…
Tailings dams: an explainer
…owns Grasberg gold mine in West Papua. Birds and animals drink from and bathe in these contaminated waters, whether designated tailings dams or not. And toxic substances from tailings dams…
PRESS RELEASE: Alternative awards ceremony to turn spotlight on mining industry
…2018 for working conditions that led to their silicosis, and British-Australian Rio Tinto for Innovation in Sustainability, which has cut and run from its mining operations in Grasberg, Bougainville and…
Trustees
…Tinto in West Papua. He is currently working on a project to establish relationships with communities directly affected by the Grasberg mine in West Papua. Andy Whitmore (‘Whit’) is currently…