Rio Tinto QMM mine failures 'root of conflict in South Madagascar.'
… The mine, the dead fish, the villagers and their protests Yvonne … since March this year. The conflict follows a fishing ban that left villagers without food … were put in place after hundreds of dead fish were found floating the local lake - …
Dead fish found after cyclones and storms forced Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar to dump water causes alarm.
… Dead fish found as mine dumps water Yvonne Orengo | … | News Mining Madagascar poisson.jpg Dead fish found after cyclones and storms forced … carry out the release over seven weeks. Dead fish were found floating in the lake just days …
The villagers of Andrakaraka, southern Madagascar, are protesting against the Rio Tinto QMM ilmenite mine.
… Fishfolk protest Rio Tinto mine Yvonne Orengo … | 24th November 2021 | News Rio Tinto Mining Fishers The villagers of Andrakaraka, southern … against the Rio Tinto QMM ilmenite mine. Fisherfolk in Andrakaraka, a village in the …
Fishers' supporters hit by fish poisonings appeal to Qit Minerals Madagascar and Rio Tinto investors to ensure independent investigation - 18 months after mine pollution.
… Fishers' supporters appeal to Rio Tinto … Mining Editor’s Picks unknown-1.jpeg Fishers' supporters hit by fish poisonings appeal to Qit Minerals … failures at the QMM mine in 2022 with ensuing fish deaths, a fishing ban, and months of …
Human rights violations reported as villagers 'gagged' during negotiations for compensation from Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in Madagascar.
… at Rio Tinto’s QMM mine brought local fisherfolks’ lives to a halt when the appearance of hundreds of dead fish in downstream lakes precipitated a fishing ban. Villagers were plunged into food …
Rio Tinto faces new unrest at Madagascar mine as procedural dance delays promised compensation.
… meeting in April 2022 ( Andrew Lees Trust ). Fisherfolk The unrest began after two tailings … of mine basin water saw hundreds of dead fish appear in downstream waterways and a fishing ban put in place. Villagers had …
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.
… local people at Andrakaraka have lost their fishing livelihoods . The lakes are no longer abundant with fish thanks to the building of the QMM weir … inflow of seawater and dramatically reduced fish stocks. Local fisherfolk have seen their …
Rio Tinto has finally admitted that its local operator QIT Minerals Madagascar has breached an environmental buffer zone at its Mandena site.
… 2019 News Rio Tinto Buffer Zone Change Makers fisherfolk.png Rio Tinto has finally admitted … ingestion pathways such as water, soil, and fish, to be “unacceptable”. Direct impacts … and lakes next to the mine are also used for fishing, washing and gathering reeds for …
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!
… the lake and water system where local people fish. The glow of whiter than white Ilmenite … Such NORM-bearing leachate can be taken up by fish, making them radioactively contaminated, … and affect the public who buy and eat the fish from local markets. The waterways …
Contaminated mine waters in southern Madagascar pose health risk to locals.
… the waterways of Mandena where local people fish and gather their drinking water, Rio … pathways of exposure to radiation, including fish consumption and drinking water, in order …
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
… and encroached onto the lake bed where people fish, collect reeds and other water products. …
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.
… . Significant losses included declines in fishing yields; damage to boats due to …