OCEANAGOLD, PHILIPPINES
Australian-Canadian OceanaGold has received international attention for grave human rights and environmental concerns throughout the life its Dipidio copper-gold mine.
AUSTRALIAN MINING FOOTPRINT IN ECUADOR
Since 2016, around seven million hectares of land in Ecuador has been sold by the government, under zero public scrutiny, to international mining companies keen to take advantage of the country’s promise of untapped reserves of copper and other base metals.
CENTRAL AFRICAN COPPER BELT
Concerns have been raised by corporate watchdogs about the lack of regulation for Australian companies operating in Africa including the Central African Copper Belt
LAKE TORRENS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
A large ephemeral salt lake in central South Australia, of significance to the local Aboriginal groups, is under threat from mining.
THACKER PASS, NEVADA, USA
The project was permitted without proper consultation or consent from the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe and many other tribes who have ties to Thacker Pass.
SALAR DE COIPASA, ORURO DEPT., BOLIVIA
Located in Tarapacá region and crossed by the Bolivian border, Coipasa Salt Flat is under dispute since exploration works carried by the Canadian Lithium Chile were rejected by local Aymara communities because of the potential damage on wetlands that sustain both wildlife and cattle (alpacas).