Mining
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Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price
Jakarta hopes the industry is the ticket to becoming a developed nation. But there are fears the toll on the e…
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‘We are powerless’: Indian villagers live in fear of torture in fight against bauxite mine
Adivasis in Banteji say they also face arrests, violence and harassment by police and company officialsFor mon…
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Kazakhstan mourns after ArcelorMittal mine disaster kills 45
Fire at Kostenko mine is latest in series of deadly incidents, and has prompted nationalisation of global comp…
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Serious Fraud Office drops 10-year corruption inquiry into Kazakh miner ENRC
UK agency also shuts other high-profile cases including Rio Tinto investigationThe UK’s Serious Fraud Office h…
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At least five killed in open-pit coalmine collapse in north China
Mining company operating in autonomous region of Inner Mongolia has history of safety violationsAt least five …
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Canada orders China to divest from country’s mining companies
Move comes after ‘multi-step’ review by Canada’s national security and intelligence agenciesCanada has ordered…
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Greta stands with Sami and Navalny on trial again: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Myanmar to Mexico Continue readi…
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Myanmar: dozens feared missing after landslide at jade mine
At least one person has died and up to 100 more may have been swept into a lake in Kachin stateAt least one pe…
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Villagers file human rights complaint over plan for giant PNG goldmine
Frieda River mine proposed by Chinese-owned PanAust sparks appeal to government in Australia where company is …
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Migrant caravan and Qatar’s tarnished World Cup: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
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Mining operation allegedly owes millions in taxes and royalties in Solomon Islands
Asia Pacific Investment Development and its subcontractor have also allegedly failed to rehabilitate land affe…
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Australian mining companies have paid little or no corporate income tax in PNG despite huge profits
The Pacific country’s concessionary tax system leads to ‘undertaxed’ resource sector and ‘no equity’ for peopl…
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The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba
The Kiribati island survived droughts due to sacred caves that captured rainfall but rampant phosphate extract…
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The little island that won: how a tiny Pacific community fought off a giant mining company
A proposal to mine 60% of Wagina for bauxite was met with outrage by locals and became a landmark case in Solo…
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The $3bn bargain: how China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
China received more than half of all seafood, wood, and minerals exported from the region in 2019. Experts war…