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Rio Tinto faces Madagascar rare earths lawsuit
MORE than 6,000 villagers living near Rio Tinto’s ilmenite and monazite mine in Madagascar are preparing to sue the company over alleged environmental contamination, said the…
Illegal mining a global hazard as Barrick’s blistering attack on RAID demonstrates
MARK Bristow’s account of mine incursions by criminal gangs, some 100-people strong, has its echo in rampant criminal activities in South Africa. Illegal miners armed with…