Rio Tinto's QMM ilmenite mine in Madagascar has breached a legal buffer zone, exposing local people to “unacceptably high” environmental risks, a new study by the Andrew Lees Trust has found. YVONNE ORENGO and STEVEN EMERMAN report
… water pollution as Madagascar mining breaches legal limits Yvonne Orengo Dr … 2018 News Pollution Radioactive Waste Mining Madagascar random_women_with_girls.jpg … of an environmental buffer zone by the mining group Rio Tinto’s subsidiary, QIT …
Mining group Rio Tinto has pulled back from sensitive environmental zone in Madagascar and admits there was no tailings dam.
… Tinto Tailings Dam Change Makers picture1.png Mining group Rio Tinto has pulled back from … study of QMM’s breach of the buffer zone by mining expert Dr. Steven Emerman, commissioned … of radionuclide-rich waters from the mining basins into the adjacent estuary. …
Dead fish found after cyclones and storms forced Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar to dump water causes alarm.
… water Yvonne Orengo | 25th March 2022 | News Mining Madagascar poisson.jpg Dead fish found … as Ph levels - was raised by experts before mining began and ever since, but has yet to be … of heavy metal concentration levels in mining basins that may impact the natural …
With Papua New Guinea giving the go-ahead to a Canadian mining company to dredge its coastal seabed for minerals, new species of life could be extinct before they have even been discovered. Tom Levitt reports
… How deep-sea mining could destroy the 'cradle of life on … Tom Levitt | 28th October 2010 News Deep-sea Mining Natural World Minerals Mining deepseamining.jpg Some scientists …
Canadian authorities urged to bring in ethical guidelines for extractive industries as Anvil Mining faces court case for alleged role in the killing of 70 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… case prompts call for crackdown on Canadian mining giants Tom Levitt | 11th November 2010 News Mining Canada DRC Energy Natural World congomining.jpg Canadian mining company Anvil is …
Vane Minerals currently exploring for uranium deposits on the edge of the Grand Canyon National Park in area with alleged history of contamination affecting former miners and local indigenous population
… British mining company in controversial uranium … Canyon Tom Levitt | 2nd November 2010 News Mining Nuclear Energy Health Uranium News doc 1 009.jpg Local people blame uranium mining for a host of serious illnesses …
The villagers of Andrakaraka, southern Madagascar, are protesting against the Rio Tinto QMM ilmenite mine.
… Orengo | 24th November 2021 | News Rio Tinto Mining Fishers The villagers of Andrakaraka, … in order to manage water levels around its mining operation. Villagers claim that since … The local environmental regulator and the mining company knew the impact of the weir …
Contaminated mine waters in southern Madagascar pose health risk to locals.
… or overflow into the estuary adjacent to the mining pond. But new studies in a three-year … background radiation levels and the impact of mining activity on the environment. To address … elevated concentrations of uranium in the QMM mining basin as a result of extraction …
Rio Tinto QMM mine failures 'root of conflict in South Madagascar.'
… Centre For Corporate Responsibility Mining Editor’s Picks unknown.jpeg Rio Tinto … Poor communications, depleted trust in the mining company, and QMM’s quasi-state power in …
Rio Tinto has finally admitted that its local operator QIT Minerals Madagascar has breached an environmental buffer zone at its Mandena site.
… that partner QIT Minerals Madagascar (QMM) mining activities extended into the adjacent … the local waterways from harmful impacts of mining activity; any breach can have a direct … of concentrations of heavy metals in the mining basin, which could impact the natural …
Rural people living on the frontline of Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in southern Madagascar are seeing their rights ignored, their lives and livelihoods devastated.
… | 7th April 2020 News QMM Rio Tinto Pollution Mining Madagascar picture_1.png Rural people … QIT Minerals Madagascar (QIT), which is mining for minerals in his country. Join London Mining Network 's online week of action from …
The recent death of Indian environmentalist Amit Jethva was the latest in a growing number of disturbing incidents of brutality and violence against activists, report Ambika Hiranandani and Tom Levitt
… to expose illegal logging, pollution and mining Ambika Hiranandani Tom Levitt | 14th … Activists India Deforestation Natural World Mining Vedanta Logging amitjethwa.jpg … murdered after campaigning against illegal mining in a national park The recent death of …
Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar was meant to be an exemplar of 'corporate social responsibility' and environmental best practice. But the reality experienced by local communities is different, writes Yvonne Orengo, with uncompensated land seizures, food insecurity, deforestation and social deprivation. New concerns are emerging about the infringement of legal buffer zones and radiation exposure. Rio Tinto must be held responsible for its actions!
… Yvonne Orengo | 3rd April 2017 Activism Mining Biodiversity Madagascar Forests … for its actions! The fourth largest mining company in the world, Rio Tinto, claims … also been raised about the infringement of mining boundaries [ 2 ] and encroachment into …
Communities in southern Madagascar impacted by water pollution are still waiting for basic public health information from mining giant Rio Tinto.
… Yvonne Orengo | 18th February 2021 | Comment Mining Indigenous Peoples Rio Tinto Editor’s … for basic public health information from mining giant Rio Tinto. Mining giant Rio Tinto’s destruction of the …
Leading jewellery outlets including Fraser Hart, Tiffany & Co and Beaverbrooks say they won't use gold from London-based Anglo America's proposed mine in the Alaskan wilderness
… | 3rd November 2010 News Alaska Fishing Gold Mining Salmon Anglo American Natural World … the mine. Fraser Hart CEO Noel Coyle said mining of precious metals presented too great … protection of Bristol Bay from large-scale mining, and will not source gold that comes at …
Fishers' supporters hit by fish poisonings appeal to Qit Minerals Madagascar and Rio Tinto investors to ensure independent investigation - 18 months after mine pollution.
… September 2023 | News Rio Tinto Madagascar Mining Editor’s Picks unknown-1.jpeg Fishers' … of conflict . New evidence suggests the mining company never conducted a fully … for their leaders. Charged with ‘undermining state security’, they risk five years …
Indigenous communities fear water essential to life is becoming contaminated by the nearby ilmenite mine.
… Yvonne Orengo | 22nd November 2018 News Mining Indigenous Peoples Pollution Human … spent three days on the ground mostly examining issues around the port traffic, as … pasture land and walking pathways within the mining concession. QMM worked with government …
This day 20 years ago one of Britain's most committed and effective environmental campaigners died trying to save a coastal forest in southern Madagascar from mining, writes Yvonne Orengo. The world has been a poorer place without Andrew Lees - and his fears for the Petriky forest and local indigenous communities have been proved all too close to the mark.
… Orengo | 31st December 2014 Activism Forests Mining Indigenous Peoples Corporations local … a coastal forest in southern Madagascar from mining, writes Yvonne Orengo. The world has … track record of the multinational mining giant in other countries, Andrew feared …
Rio Tinto faces new unrest at Madagascar mine as procedural dance delays promised compensation.
… | News Rio Tinto QMM Madagascar Pollution Mining Editor’s Picks unknown.png Rio Tinto … were based on specific agreements, laws and Mining Code. Why the company did not insist on …
Greenpeace says responsibility of aluminum company is 'quite clear' as campaigners urge stricter controls on other hazardous waste sites around the Danube region
… Tom Levitt | 6th October 2010 News Toxic Mining Pollution Hungary Natural World … around the Danube region A toxic spill of mining waste from an industrial plant in … red-coloured sludge, a mixture of water and mining waste including toxic heavy metals like …
While logging and deforestation has gained global attention the growing sand mining sector is being largely ignored. Fuelled by Singapore’s land and construction demands it is wreaking environmental destruction across south-east Asia
… for land Tom Levitt | 11th May 2010 News Mining Natural World Sand Biodiversity … has gained global attention the growing sand mining sector is being largely ignored. … are now worried that the rapid rise in sand mining activity in Cambodia could see the Koh …
Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism in China
… lives and health. Also land destroyed by mining and other huge projects. TL: Is there … money from the environment, the dams project, mining. They just want to destroy the … there is a lot there. But there are lot of mining and factory projects in West China, so …
Campaign groups say UK officials are underestimating the costs of disposing of nuclear waste and that the taxpayer will end up footing the bill
… 'uranium poisonings' haunts Obama's looming mining decision Despite disturbing claims … US must now decide between full scale uranium mining, partial mining or a twenty year moratorium. NEWS …