Mining Capitalism: Book Review
Extended Book Review by; Charles Roche, Executive Director MPI and PhD Student, Murdoch University. Kirsch’s new book, Mining Capitalism: the Relationship between Corporations and Their Critics builds on an extensive body of work examining reverse anthropology and the relationship between corporations, critics, and indigenous communities, all with a focus...
Morobe Report
Morobe Report Charles Roche, MPI Executive Director There can be no doubt that the Hidden Valley Gold- Silver mine has caused environmental impacts in excess of permit and approval conditions, mainly due to poor environmental management practices during construction that resulted in significant and ongoing sedimentation of the Watut...
Industrial mining, investment and impact in Morobe
Industrial mining, investment and impact in Morobe By Charles Roche, MPI Executive Director Industrial, large-scale mining has a massive impact on people and place. The more connected you are to country for food, shelter, culture, community and opportunity, the more vulnerable you are to adverse impacts. This fact was...
Mining in Morobe
Mining in Morobe, Papua New Guinea: Impacts from mining along the Watut River The Mineral Policy Institute’s report into mining impacts along the Watut River in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea is now publicly available. The report was officially released and distributed late September2014 to many of...
Step by step, conservative forces move to silence NGOs’ voices
Step by step, conservative forces move to silence NGOs’ voices By Joan Staples The federal Liberal Party, government ministers, Coalition MPs, the Minerals Council of Australia and the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) are targeting the advocacy role of Australia’s environmental NGOs. In particular, they are trying to silence...
Chronology of major tailings dam failures – updated with Mount Polley
Just updated to include Mount Polley from http://www.wise-uranium.org/mdaf.html(from 1960 – last updated 6 Aug 2014) Date Location Parent company Ore type Type of Incident Release Impacts 2014, Aug. 4 Mount Polley mine, near Likely, British Columbia, Canada Imperial Metals Corp. copper, gold tailings dam failure 4.5 million m3 of...
Me’ekamui statement on mining in Bougainville
PHILIP MIRIORI – CHAIRMAN ME’EKAMUI GOVERNMENT OF UNITY — BOUGAINVILLE August 01 2014 – Arawa Our recent reconciliation between Meekamui members of North and Central Bougainville and our pledge to support the ABC has been well publicised and well received both here and abroad. From this time forward, the...
Statement from Doko and Biruniom – Panguna Districts Veterans Assoc
BOUGAINVILLE MINING POLICY or AUSTRALIA’S BOUGAINVILLE MINING POLICY? Which has been………………… Written in Australia — By Australian Lawyers Drafted in Australia — To benefit an Australian Company Promoted in Buka by — Australian High Commision and Australian Rio Tinto/BCL Executives Funding/support/cover —- Provided by Aus/Aid Head of Operations — Australian...