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Rio Tinto faces ‘Olympic-themed’ protest at London AGM
An “Olympic-themed”, anti-mining protest is expected to be held at Rio Tinto’s annual general meeting on Thursday, according to the London Mining Network, an alliance of human rights, development and environmental groups. Full story...
American Vanadium investigates green energy
American Vanadium Corp has hired Hanlon Engineering to evaluate the use of renewable energy generation for the company’s Gibellini project in central Nevada, US. Full story...
Glencore responds to BBC report
Glencore International plc denied claims to be shown by BBC’s Panorama programme regarding labour practices and pollution at the company’s copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Full story...
Queensland mining reputation at risk
The Queensland Resource Council has called a ban on mining and exploration close to urban areas announced by the state government “another blow to the state's plummeting reputation as a safe exploration investment destination" Full story...
Rapaport to launch new ethical diamond scheme
International diamond trader and commentator, the Rapaport Group, is to launch a new ethical certification scheme for diamonds Full story...Global Witness abandons Kimberley Process
International NGO Global Witness has announced its decision to leave the Kimberley Process, the diamond industry watchdog, saying that the scheme’s “many flaws and loopholes” have not been fixed Full story...Peru declares state of emergency over mine protest
Peruvian president Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency in the country after protests over Newmont Mining Corp's 51.35%-owned US$4.8 billion Conga project have brought the Cajamarca region to a standstill Full story...Australia passes Clean Energy Bill
Australia's senate has passed the country's controversial Clean Energy Bill by a vote of 36 to 32 Full story...Zambia urged to control labour abuses at Chinese-owned mines
International non-government organisation, Human Rights Watch has called on the Zambia government to take action against poor working conditions in Chinese-run copper mines in the country Full story...Pebble to challenge anti-mining ballot
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd has announced that it will fight a ballot initiative in the Lake & Peninsula Borough in southwest Alaska to restrict large-scale mining developments in the region Full story...M&M awards voting opens
Voting has now opened for the annual Mines & Money awards ceremony. Full story...Zimbabwe cleared to sell Marange diamonds
The Kimberley Process Certification scheme has given permission for Zimbabwe to begin exports of diamonds from its controversial Marange diamond region Full story...Rio Tinto faces new war-crimes case
A US federal appeals court in San Francisco has reopened a lawsuit against Rio Tinto, accusing the company of being complicit in genocide and war crimes at the site of its former Panguna copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Full story...US court reopens Rio Tinto Bougainville case
A US federal appeals court in San Fransisco has reopened a lawsuit against Rio Tinto, accusing the company of being complicit in genocide and war crimes at the site of its former Panguna copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Full story...Northern Dynasty to challenge anti-mining ballot
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd has announced that it will fight a ballot initiative in the Lake & Peninsula Borough in southwest Alaska to restrict large-scale mining developments in the region Full story...South African silicosis case goes to UK high court
A London law firm has begun proceedings in the UK high court against a Johannesburg-listed subsidiary of Anglo American plc on allegations that ex-employees are suffering from silicosis and silico-tuberculosis Full story...Deloitte calls for skills shortage action
Professional services firm Deloitte has added its weight to concerns over Australia’s looming skills shortage Full story...Rio expands on driverless trucks
Rio Tinto is expanding its fleet of driverless trucks as part of its ‘Mine of the Future’ technology innovation programme Full story...Rio Tinto invests in Pilbara water project
Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with the Western Australian government to relinquish its priority entitlements to local water supplies Full story...READ THE LATEST PRINT EDITION:
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