UP Citizens Return to London to Address Rio Tinto About Eagle Mine
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London UK—A beleaguered Rio Tinto board defended itself from criticisms coming from a number of shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) Wednesday (April 15th, 2009), in London, England. High on shareholder’s minds was the proposed $19.5 [...]

By Tim Webb
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 April 2009
Private investors in Rio Tinto vented their anger at the mining group’s annual meeting in London today over the board’s decision to pursue a $20bn (£13.3bn) bailout from the Chinese government.
John Farmer, a shareholder, said the deal with state-owned firm Chinalco “could be construed as selling part of the [...]

by Nick Vander Puy
Reserve, Wisconsin (LCOTV)
Speaking at the Indigenous Earth Summit in Marquette, Michigan, tribal vice chair Susan LaFernier expressed her great concern about the tribe’s future in the Ceded Territory if a proposed metallic sulfide mine is permitted to operate.
The proposed mine is known as the Eagle Project.
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