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Drilling East Timor: Australia's Oil Grab in the Timor Sea

According to this article Australia, one of the largest and most powerful countries in the Asia-Pacific region, recently legalized its thievery of tens of billions of dollars in resources from one of the smallest and weakest, according to critics of a new treaty. The Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS), signed with East Timor (now known as Timor-Leste), provisionally resolves a bitter maritime boundary dispute between the two nations. The January deal allows Australia to exploit oil and natural gas under the Timor Sea - oil and gas that, absent CMATS, international law experts say would belong to Timor-Leste under current international legal principles and case law. (Charles Scheiner, Multinational Monitor, Jnauary/February 2006)

http://www.multinationalmonitor.com/mm2006/012006/scheiner.html

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Tell Target to help protect communities and the environment by endorsing responsibly sourced gold.

This campaign seeks to ensure his victory has helped advance a dialog with jewelry and mining companies on the need to uphold social, environmental and human rights standards at gold mines around the world. Because jewelry accounts for 80 percent of gold use, we need large retailers like Target to get on board. Please help keep up the momentum -- tell Target to join the efforts.

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/earthworks/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5067&t=nodirtygold_sansleft.dwt&track=NDGemail

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'Energy Security' Plan Panned over Climate, Nuclear Concerns

Leaders of the Group of Eight have drawn fire from international civil society groups after they embraced an energy plan that favors continued reliance on oil and other fossil fuels with no hint of any solid steps to deal with the impending threat of climate change. (Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US, 18 July 2006)

http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/136639/1/4536

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Return of mining brings hope of peace and prosperity to ravaged Congo

An international scramble for the minerals of the Congo is under way, prompted by the end of the war and an imminent election. With copper prices at record highs, fuelled by demand in India and China, companies are competing to rehabilitate derelict sites. Billions of dollars will be made. The question is whether the boom will benefit the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where decades of misrule and conflict have left millions poor, malnourished and sick. (Rory Carroll, Guardian , 5 July 2006)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/congo/story/0,,1812843,00.html

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Still Drilling

In this article Monbiot argues that the rebranding of Shell and BP is a fraud. For a company that claims to have moved "beyond petroleum", BP has managed to spill an awful lot of it onto the tundra in Alaska. Oil companies have seized upon the peak oil arguments of environmentalists to argue that if oil supplies are in danger, they must be permitted to prospect in new places. And while the aggression that characterised Shell's campaign against the Ogoni may have gone, their abuse of human rights and the environment continues unchecked. (George Monbiot, Guardian, 13th June 2006)

http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2006/06/13/still-drilling/

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Inside India's hidden war: Mineral rights are behind clashes between leftwing guerrillas and state-backed militias

Last month Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, described the rebels as "the single biggest internal security challenge ever faced by our country". Entire villages have been emptied as tribal communities flee from the burnings, lootings and killings. The civil conflict has left more than 50,000 people camping under tarpaulin sheets without work or food along the roadsides of southern Chhattisgarh. (Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian, May 9, 2006)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,,1770612,00.html

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British politicians 'taken in by Kalahari PR campaign'

Since 1997 more than 1,500 Gana and Gwi Bushmen have been evicted from their homes in the Kalahari, where diamond deposits have been found. After the Botswanean government organised a tour for a British parliamentary group, its misister has promised to "set the record straight" by disputing allegations that the evictions of Bushmen from are unwelcome. This has angered over human rights groups like Survival International, who say the suffering of the people of the Kalahari is being hidden by a massive PR campaign. (Ben Flanagan, Guardian Weekly, April 2006)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/outlook/story/0,,1761749,00.html

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Economic development for whom? Debate needed on how mining can make a real contribution to sustainable development.

by Noticias Aliadas, Latinamerican Press, 2006. Latin America is now the world's most important destination for investment in mining. This report aims to draw attention to the most urgent and controversial aspects of mining within Latin America, and help develop a wider understanding of the issues involved.

http://www.latinamericapress.org/Article.asp?lanCode=1&artCode=4136

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Below a Mountain of Wealth, a River of Waste

An exasperating New York Times key feature investigation on West Papua's Freeport Mine. Published in December 2005, the article is already found on dozens of locations on the internet, and perhaps it's a study that will break the stranglehold on a situation that's both environmentally unsustainable, politically corrupt and an abhorrence in terms of human rights and ecological responsibility. By Jane Perlez and Raymond Bonner, The New York Times, Tuesday December 27, 2005. (From Project SafeCom Inc.)

http://www.safecom.org.au/freeport.htm

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Compilation of mining, oil and gas projects currently in operation or under planning in the South Pacific

01.04.2004. Current and future mining, oil and gas projects in the South Pacific Compilation by Pazifik Netzwerk.

http://www.pazifik-infostelle.org/news/55958.html

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Rush and Ruin-The Devastating Mineral Trade in Southern Katanga, DRC (pdf)

Global Witness, September 2004. This Report Exposes the dynamics of the rush to exploit cobalt and copper in Katanga (south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)), and how the illicit trade in these minerals is contributing to the ruin of the DRC's economy, the environment and the livelihoods of thousands of Congolese people. There is currently a "cobalt rush" occurring in Katanga caused by record-high international cobalt prices but there is little indication this dramatic rise in trade has had any benefit to the DRC economy or the Katangan province.

http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/minerals/2004/09rushruin.pdf

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No Dirty Gold

The No Dirty Gold campaign is supported by Earthworks and Oxfam America. We work with local organizations and communities around the world on issues related to mining, human rights, and the environment.

http://www.nodirtygold.org

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RosiaMontana.org

Gabriel Resources, a Canadian junior mining company wishes to realize Europe's largest open cast gold mine in Rosia Montana. The realization of this project means the destruction of Rosia Montana. This includes the destruction of unique archaeological and patrimonial treasures, the destruction of two densely inhabited valleys, the destruction 1600 ha of forests and farming land, the destruction of ten churches and nine cemeteries and the expropriation of the locals refusing to leave. All this destruction is required for a project with an ever more destructive effect: a vast cyanide tailing pond and four large pits. There exists wide opposition to this project and in particular a great solidarity for Rosia Montana's locals refusing to leave.

http://www.rosiamontana.org/

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Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development (pdf)

Final report to the International Institute for Environment and Development's two-year independent process of research and consultation - the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project (MMSD).

http://www.iied.org/mmsd/finalreport/index.html

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The Mirrar Site

In 1977 the Aboriginal opposition to the Ranger Uranium proposal was overridden with the words "their opposition shall not be allowed to prevail". Our people were told that the rest of Australia wanted uranium mining within Kakadu National Park. Two decades later and the voices of the Mirrar are again drowned by corporate and government ineptitude and marginalising processes. We welcome your help to spread this story before it becomes history.

http://www.mirrar.net/

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Mines and Communites Website

The Mines and Communities Website ("MAC") seeks to empower mining-affected communities in their struggles against damaging proposals and projects. It carries regular news about these struggles on our Action Page, many direct from the communities themselves, as well as background information and important other articles, which are classified according to company, country and mineral pages.

http://www.minesandcommunities.org

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Mining and Critical Ecosystems: Mapping the Risks

By Marta Miranda, Philip Burris, Jessie Froy Bincang, Phil Shearman, Jose Oliver Briones, Antonio La Viña, Stephen Menard, World Resources Institute, 2003. Mining and Critical Ecosystems: Mapping the risks is the culmination of a 2-year research effort aimed at identifying environmentally and socially vulnerable areas at risk from mining. The report aims to provide a methodology that companies, governments, and civil society groups can use to develop a set of standards for environmentally responsible mining, or the identification of areas that should be placed off limits from mineral development -- so-called "no go" zones. At the global level our analysis identifies indicator categories that should be taken into account when considering areas that may be too sensitive for mining. However, global level indicators are not sufficiently detailed to allow decision makers to identify potential risks and vulnerable areas at the site-specific level. For this reason, we engaged partners in two countries -- Papua New Guinea and the Philippines -- who worked with our project team to develop the global methodology and adapt it to the realities in their respective countries. Both case studies are intended to demonstrate how the global framework can be applied at a national level, using nationally available datasets for each country.

http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3874

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"Managing Sustainable Development in Competitive Legal Frameworks for Mining: Argentina, Chile and Peru Experiences" (PDF)

by Elizabeth Bastida for the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy, The integration of the concept and tools for environmental and social management of mineral development into legal frameworks for mining is posing new challenges and proving to be a complex task for law and policy making in the mining sector. In the context of developing economies, which are in dire need of alternatives to foster development, a major challenge lies in reconciling short-term demands for competitiveness in order to attract investment, with the longer-term objectives of environmental protection and social development. The purpose of this paper is to offer an insight into existing practices followed by selected Latin American countries that have been highly successful in attracting investment in recent years, with a view to meet such a challenge. (PDF-275KB)

http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/journal/html/vol12/article12-3.pdf

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Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy

A Dundee University Department. The centre's external training activities continue to expand and training has been offered in Dundee, London, Qatar, Indonesia, China, Brazil and Malaysia. The centre develops and maintains strong links with industry and this year the professional training programme received substantial funding from Rio Tinto, Ruhrgas, WINGAS and Total; together with co-sponsorship from Price Waterhouse, Van Meurs Associates Ltd., The World Bank, Lyonnaise des Eaux, NM Rothschild and Sons, Kluwer Law International, Knight Piesold, Morton-Fraser International, Northumbrian Water Group, East of Scotland Water, Financial Times Global Water Report, Fyne Gold Exploration Ltd., Cameron McKenna, Denton Hall, International Petroleum Exchange, the Oil Daily Co., PIW Publications, Ashurst Morris Crisp, Richards Butler and Freshfields.

http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/

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Commodity Statistics and Information

U.S. Geological Survey - U.S. Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment.

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/

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Development, Environment and Mining: Enhancing the Contribution of the Mineral Industry to Sustainable Development (PDF)

(World Bank/UNEP/UNCTAD/ICME) This document reports on the conduct and outcome of an "International Workshop on Development, Environment and Mining: Enhancing the Contribution of the Mineral Industry to Sustainable Development", held in Washington D.C., U.S.A., 1-3 June 1994. (PDF-2.3MB)

http://www.mineralresourcesforum.org/docs/pdfs/washington1994b.pdf

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Extractive Industries Review (EIR)

The Extractive Industries Review was launched by the World Bank Group to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim of this independent review is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the oil, gas and mining sectors. The discussion is taking place within the context of the World Bank Group's overall mission of poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable development.

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTOGMC/0,,contentMDK:20605112~menuPK:336936~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:336930,00.html

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International Aluminium Institute

The IAI is the global forum of aluminium producers dedicated to the development and wider use of aluminium as a competitive and uniquely valuable material. The IAI in all its activities supports the concept that aluminium is a material that lends itself to improving world living standards and developing a better and sustainable world environment. The IAI currently has 24 Member companies representing every region of the world including Russia and China. At present the membership is responsible for more than 75% of world primary aluminium production and a significant proportion of the world's secondary production. The IAI Delegate/Director from each Member is usually its Chief Executive Officer or Managing Director. The Institute's meetings are therefore held at the highest level in the Industry

http://www.world-aluminium.org/

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International Council on Mining and Metals

ICMM's Mission: ICMM members believe that the mining, minerals and metals industry acting collectively can best ensure its continued access to land, capital and markets as well as build trust and respect by demonstrating its ability to contribute successfully to sustainable development. ICMM members offer strategic industry leadership towards achieving continuous improvements in sustainable development performance in the mining, minerals and metals industry. ICMM provides a common platform for the industry to share challenges and responsibilities as well as to engage with key constituencies on issues of common concern at the international level, based on science and principles of sustainable development.

http://www.icmm.com

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International Iron and Steel Institute

"We welcome the challenge of sustainable development because we see the central role steel plays. Sustainable development means reducing the environmental footprint of our processes... But before we can be confident of our place in a sustainable future we must urgently address the financial state of the industry itself. In recent years the steel industry has failed to earn adequate return on its investments or to cover its true cost of capital... Even the most efficient, well-managed steel companies have been unable to achieve the necessary financial returns. The situation has been unsustainable... IISI has therefore focused on the key issue of steel industry profitability." - From the Website

http://www.worldsteel.org/

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