Independent non government group

• Local independent think tank called Mineral Policy Institute, with environment and human rights uppermost despite the industry sounding name

Lake Cowal scandal involving select green groups '$6M trust fund' slush fund via mining company

1998-2008 Lake Cowal scandal in Central NSW, cyanide leaching for gold, pit as deep as Centrepoint Tower is high. Globally on average 79 tonnes of waste is produced for every ounce of gold. More info and links here

Related mining ecology action topics

• Shell Hell
• Nuke free Oz

News articles

• 31 Jan 2008: Objection to NSW Government over Graham/PF Formation sand mining impacts for 20 years at Maroota, north west of Sydney
• 15 Jan 2008 Sandmining lack of rehabilitation at Maroota 45km north of Sydney
• 4 Jan 2008 Xstrata and Barrick involved in highly contoversial mine conflicts in Phillipines, PNG
• Dec 6 2007 re big coal miner in Hunter Valley  Xstrata climbs over Resource bid
• 21/2/05... flagship '4 Corners' ABC exposes Glencore's sinister control of Xtrata assets eg bid target WMC U-mine at Olympic Dam - 1/3 world's uranium

• 21/2/05...New Xstrata, Glencore links emerge: AAP via SMH

• 21/2/05...Xstrata's links tarnish WMC takeover deal

• 14/2/05...Analysis of Glencore/Xstrata sordid history and bid for U-mine re Treasurer Costello's bid validation, by senior finance writer for News Ltd

• 12 Feb 2005 Costello assists corporate terrorist Glencore via Xtrata bid for U ...

• 11th Feb 2005 'Sordid' Swiss link undermines Xstrata's bid for WMC's U- mine at ...

• 8th Feb 2005 Shell failled bid for Woodside a precedent re Xtrata/WMC concerns ...

• The late 2004 Oxfam/Community Aid Abroad global Mining Ombudman Report by Ingrid Macdonald is excellent yet dismal, as reported in Big Issue #1 November 2004
• 24/12/04...Newmont mining in Indonesia accused again of mercury pollution: Bloomberg via SMH
• 12/2004... Good expose of BHP/Billiton huge profits [e.g. Feb 05] by dumping on environment hidden behind huge PR spin: UTS journo students
• 1 July 2001 Carol Ridgeway-Bisset Tradtional Owner with photo gallery of Stockton Bight sand mine area