Kiwis Against Seabed Mining

Rio Tinto : -
Rio Tinto emerges as a major seabed mining player

Update 12 March 2007
Rio Tinto to acquire Iron Ore NZ interest in Prospecting Permit
The renewal documents for the prospecting permit #39287 include the immediate acqisition of a 60% interest the the permit previously held by John Rutherford owned Iron Ore NZ Ltd. The permit renewal also indicates a future total transfer of the interest to Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd - a newly formed company #1918541 reg 16 March 2007

Rio Tinto (parent and subsiduary companies) have the attention of environmental watchdogs in Indonesia WALHI ,in Madagascar Friends of the Earthand the Jabiluka Uranium Friends of the Earth lease in the Northern Territory of Australia

While still raising the ire of the conservation and environmental lobby, Rio Tinto has developed policy to address the environmental effects of their mining operations. Rio Tinto Environmental Policy. The proof of the adequacy will be in the historical audit of the mining operations when compared with the policy.

One note of concern in 2006 the Riotinto subsiduary Environmental Resource Management Limited (ERM) while conducting an internal environmental audit, found four operations in Australia where the level of identification and protection of indigenous archaeological artefacts could have been improved, and unauthorised land clearing highlighted deficiencies in management controls.

Let us hope there is no further environmental white wash

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