by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies
For centuries the American West has been the realm of cowboys, miners and frontiersman. Since 1872 mining companies have been reaping the benefit of an antiquated law allowing mining companies to purchase land at bargain prices, such as the recent acquisition of an...
by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies, News
Assassination of anti-mining resistance leader, Marcelo Rivera, sparks campaign of terror against activists
by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies, Community Statements
“Our Land, Our Life” presents the struggle of Carrie and Mary Dann, two Western Shoshone elders, to address the threat mining development poses to the sacred and environmentally sensitive lands of Crescent Valley, Nevada. Produced by Oxfam America.
by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies, Community Statements
Speech by Jethro Tulin, Executive Officer,in Akali Tange Association, Highlands of Papua New Guinea at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issueson, on the environmentally destructive impacts of Barrick Gold Porgera Gold Mine, the human rights abuses, and extra...
by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies, Community Statements
video by Izzy Brown: http://www.myspace.com/izzylabrat Lake Cowal is situated 47km north-east of West Wyalong, central western New South Wales and is the biggest inland lake in the state. It is protected under two international agreements on migratory birds with Japan...
