Category: human rights

Australian uranium in Africa – our responsibility?

Mining in Africa Poor working conditions, a high exposure to radiation, deaths and injuries to workers, road accidents, toxic spills and the discharge of radioactive tailings into a local river are just some of the reported incidents at Malawi’s Kayelekera Uranium Mine (KUM). The mine, located in the north...

Hidden Valley Mine – MPI Report – Tok Pisin Summary

As bilong ripot Dispela em i ripot blong we maining bin bagarapim sindaun bilong ol lain blong Wara Watut long Morobe Provins, Papua Niugini. Olsem i gat wankian ripot i stap long planti ol arapela main displa bai stap olosem ripot tu blong maining industri blong Papua Niugini. Ol...

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...

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...

Bougainville Mining Bill 2014 in ABG Parliament

The Autonomous Bougainville Government is debating the new Bougainville Mining (Transitional Arrangements) Bill 2014 this week with a vote expected on Friday 8th August. Until the bill was made available this morning  via the PNG Mine watch website, most people had yet to see the bill, indeed most Bouganvillians...

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...