Monthly Archives: February 2009

Subsistence Harvest Near Red Dog Mine Declines

A new federal study says the state’s largest mine likely caused reduced caribou and beluga harvests by nearby villagers.
The harvests in the subsistence-dependent village of Kivalina declined substantially after the Red Dog zinc and lead mine opened 20 years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency said in the draft report on the mine’s impact on the [...]

China Hungry for Bigger Helping of Rio Tinto

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China Hungry for Bigger Helping of Rio Tinto

By Gabriel Caplett

London-based Rio Tinto’s CEO Tom Albanese may have to bone up on his Mandarin if emergency talks with the Chinese government-owned aluminum giant, Chinalco, produce an expected US $8 to $9 billion in asset sales. The deal would give China [...]



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