Key points: 23 million people globally suffer from the impacts of existing contamination of soil and water as a result of mine tailings and mine wastewater. Campaigners and communities from six countries are coming together in London to pressure Rio Tinto to take...
With some 23 million people already suffering globally from the impacts of existing toxic water contamination as a result of mine tailings and wastewater, and this number likely to increase with the exponential increase of mineral extraction for the energy transition,...
Dear friends, The world’s biggest mining company, BHP, has announced that it intends to terminate its dual-listed status, with BHP plc incorporated in the UK and BHP Ltd in Australia, and simplify its structure by becoming primarily an Australian company, with...
Rio Tinto, the world’s second largest mining company, first suspended , then fired, Alan Davies, head of its energy and mineral division, after discovering payments made to a consultant working on its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. Alan Davies vowed to take the...
Boats waiting to load iron ore at Port Hedland, Australia. Source: The Ocean Foundation Ports in a Storm How does Brazil’s plan for the Porto Sul iron ore export port compare with similar projects around the world? The following case studies draw on recent...
