Indonesia Latest Campaign Updates Campaigns : Mine Waste 27 Apr 2008 Rio Tinto head claims tailings are not toxic Shareholders queries were met with inadequate responses from the Rio Tinto board at their annual general meeting held in Brisbane on 24th April 2008, including the outlandish claim by Paul Skinner that mine tailings dumping into the river from the notorious Freeport mine are not toxic.    more» Campaigns : Mine Waste : River Dumping 04 May 2006 Indonesian Environment Forum (WALHI) Launches Damning Environmental Report on the Freeport Mine: A report based on information leaked from the Indonesian government has been launched by Indonesia’s major environmental NGO. It exposes Freeport McMoran’s failure to comply with government orders to amend its dangerous waste mangament practices despite years of official findings that the company is in breach of relevant regulations.    more» Campaigns : Cyanide/Gold 26 Sep 2005 Phu Bia Mine- already in trouble The Phu Bia mine, owned by Pan Australian Resources has already spilt cyanide into the nearby river system, causing a major fish kill and poisoning local villagers- and it is only in start up mode. The company reports on the 'incident' fail to mention that 100s of villagers were made ill, and that the Laos government demanded compensation.    more» Campaigns : Militarism 08 Dec 2004 Mining and militarism in Borneo and the Spice Islands Australian companies hire paramilitaries to defend against community unrest - is this world's best practice community relations policy?    more» >> View all Indonesia Campaign Updates <<

Latest Media Releases Regions : Asia 11 Sep 2008   Rio Tinto Dirties Its Reputation – Pension Fund Divests Australia’s Mineral Policy Institute (MPI) queries the credibility of the mining industry after mining giant, Rio Tinto, defend their involvement in the practice of riverine tailings disposal as 'exemplary'. Large sovereign wealth group divests from Rio Tinto    more» Campaigns : Militarism 03 May 2006 Shareholders join with West Papuans and Bouganvilleans to address Rio Tinto's A.G.M Rio Tinto shareholders concerned with the company’s involvement in corruption and human right abuses linked to the operation of the giant Freeport mine in West Papua, have given their proxy votes to West Papuan and local environmental activists attending the companies 2006 Annual General Meeting in Melbourne.    more» Campaigns : Protected Areas 08 Jul 2005 Indonesian Constituional Court Prevents Oz Mining Companies Destruction Of Protected Forests In a recent decision of the Indonesian constitutional court, a number of Indonesia’s sensitive forests have escaped devastation from proposals for open cut mining operations by foreign companies that include Australian mining giant BHP Billiton. The decision could signal the final nail in the coffin of BHP Billiton’ Gag Island project which had been subject to significant shareholder concerns over the issue of mining in protected forests as well as proposals to dump the mine waste in the marine environment within the Raj Ampat Archipelago, an area recommended for World Heritage Listing.    more» Campaigns : Cyanide/Gold 27 Apr 2005 Media Advisory: Buyat Bay not an isolated case Indonesian and other Communities Challenge Newmont Mining at Annual Shareholders Meeting in Denver; Company Faces Allegations of Intimidation, Water Pollution, Destruction of Traditional Livelihoods    more» >> View all Indonesia Media Releases <<

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