Mining Monitor June 2015
We are excited about this Mining Monitor. (Online version here) Not only are we remembering the struggle at Ranger but we also publishing our first Tok Pisin article. Lauren Mellor from the Environment Centre NT reflects on ERA’s recent announcement on the Ranger 3 deeps expansion, corporate liabilities and...
Draft Bouganville Mining Bill
From the draft bill – who owns the minerals is always going to be a contentious issue! Division 2 – Ownership of minerals 9. MINERALS CEASE TO BE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA All minerals existing on, in or below the surface of land in the...
MPI Mining Monitor – August 2013
The August Mining Monitor aims to keep you informed with interesting mining stories from around the world without inundating you with bad news. Our politicians, mining companies and mainstream media do a great job of promoting the industry – we try to balance this. But we need your help....
OceanaGold and El Salvador
Scars of civil war still fresh in the country’s social landscape. After years of civil war El Salvador remains a fragile country both politically and economically. With a geographical territory a third the size of Tasmania, a population of 6.2 million and scare water resources, the country struggles to...
NT miners fined for desecrating Aboriginal site
A mining company has been convicted and fined over the desecration of an Aboriginal sacred site in the Northern Territory in a historic ruling.In a landmark case, a mining company has been fined for desecrating an Aboriginal sacred site in the Northern Territory. The Darwin Magistrates Court ruled that...
MPI Mining Monitor – July 2013
Papua New Guinea Special July’s mining monitor is a Papua New Guinea [PNG] special, inspired, or perhaps driven by the sudden focus on PNG due to the political crisis surrounding boat arrivals. But let’s start with some good news – MPI’s PNG documentary, Hidden Valley, has been selected for...
Mining Monitor – April 2013
Check out the April edition of the Mining Monitor packed with food for thought, updates and action. Starting with a report from MPI’s Chairperson, Dr Gavin Mudd. Other articles include a challenging opinion piece by Nattavud Pimba from PNG’s The National, update and action on mining and LNG in...
Mudd on MPI – 2012 Chair’s Report
Across Australia, the mining industry remains in full swing – from coal mining and coal seam gas projects across eastern Australia, to a renewed gold industry in Western Australia, massive iron ore expansions in the Pilbara and several new iron ore projects in WA and South Australia, major new...