mining

Anglo American PLC

Phil Mattera — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:48:06 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies, with operations in some 45 countries. The company had its origins in the gold and diamond mines of apartheid South Africa, and after the Second World War it expanded and diversified to the point that it controlled large portions of that country’s economy. It later sold off its non-mining businesses, moved its headquarters to London, and spun off its gold mining operations into the company now called AngloGold Ashanti.

Anglo American

Phil Mattera — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:16:33 -0400

Review:

This report was commissioned by groups in Alaska concerned about the Pebble copper/gold mining project in which Anglo American is involved. The report looks at Anglo American's track record elsewhere in the world in terms of environmental impact, worker safety and human rights issues regarding the displacement of subsistence farmers. The main countries covered are South Africa, Ghana, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Mali and the United States (Nevada). The report is extensively documented, with more than 100 endnotes.

Barrick Gold

sakura — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:34:53 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units (RBU's) located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America. Barrick is currently undertaking mining and exploration projects in Papua New Guinea, the United States, Canada, Australia, Peru, Chile, Russia, South Africa, Argentina and Tanzania. On January 20, 2006, Barrick acquired a majority share of Placer Dome.

Vale

Tonya Hennessey — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:52:49 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Vale (known until 2007 as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce) is a diversified mining multinational corporation and one the largest logistics operators in Brazil. In addition to being the second-largest mining company in the world, Vale is also the largest producer of iron ore, pellets, and nickel. Vale is also a world-class producer of manganese, ferroalloys, copper, bauxite, potash, kaolin, alumina and aluminum. In the electric energy sector, the company participates in consortia and currently operates nine hydroelectric plants.

Xstrata

Ian Elwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:49:39 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Over the past decade, Xstrata PLC has used a series of aggressive mergers to grow from an obscure investment vehicle into one of the planet’s largest mining groups, with operations on six continents. Based in Switzerland and listed on the London and Zurich stock exchanges, it is one of the top producers of resources such as chrome, coal, copper, nickel and zinc. Following in the footsteps of older mining giants such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, Xstrata has become embroiled in controversies over its labor, environmental and human rights practices.

BHP Billiton

Ian Elwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:20:52 -0500

Company Snapshot:

BHP Billiton, known traditionally as Big Australian, is now the largest diversified resource company in the world. Its dual headquarters and dual stock listings in Britain and Australia reflect the fact that the business is the result of the 2001 merger of BHP (formerly Broken Hill Proprietary, a mining giant in Australia) and Billiton of South Africa. Aside from its extensive extractive operations in its home countries, the company is also active in places such as Chile (copper), Colombia (coal and nickel) and Canada (diamonds).

Caterpillar

Bodhi Harnish — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:21:11 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Famous for their products featuring caterpillar tracks and a distinctive yellow paint scheme, Caterpillar produces a wide range of heavy equipment, mainly engineering and demolition vehicles, including the Caterpillar D9 bulldozer. Among other controversies Caterpillar has been accused of human rights abuses in the Israeli Palestinian conflict by selling demolition equipment to the Israeli Defense Force.

MM Mining

Darius — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:44:48 -0500

Company Snapshot:

MM Mining, a Bahamas-based firm with Indian owners, has signed an agreement with The Togolese Government to extract bauxite on the Agou Mountain and elsewhere in Togo. It is a Public Limited Company with a capital of approximately 1.5 billion CFA francs as of 2007. The company sent attendees to the AMEC mining conference. MM Mining intends to invest US $41 Million in mineral extraction throughout Togo, as of 2007.

Alcoa

Tonya Hennessey — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:46:50 -0400