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Unearth Justice

BHP Billiton is the world’s largest and most powerful mining company. With that power comes the responsibility to meet the highest corporate standards.

Kept in the dark - a new report released as part of CAFOD's Unearth Justice campaign - shows how in Macambol, Philippines, BHP Billiton and its partner AMCOR have not lived up to this responsibility.

Community members here claim that they have been kept in the dark, excluded from discussions and prevented from having an informed say over this proposed nickel mine.

They say that bribery by AMCOR has been used to buy support and silence opposition and fear that their local environment, way of life and means of earning a living are under threat.

Kept in the dark and other Unearth Justice reports and briefing papers can be downloaded here.

More about CAFOD's Unearth Justice campaign

This mining project falls between two protected areas of natural beauty and of rare and endangered species

Unearth Justice: Kept in the dark (1.67 MB)

Full 36-page PDF report on BHP Billiton's controversial nickel mining project in Macambol, Phillipines, with recommendations for action

7,000 fishermen and their families rely on fishing in Pujada Bay, Macambol

Unearth Justice: Kept in the dark, executive summary (253.60 kB)

4-page PDF summary of the report on BHP Billiton's controversial nickel mining project in Macambol, Philippines, with recommendations for action

Opencast mining at San Martin: vast heaps of crushed rock are sprayed with cyanide solution to extract the gold.[Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD]

Unearth Justice: Counting the cost of gold (1.08 MB)

68-page PDF report on the impacts of gold mining on developing countries, with recommendations for action

The San Martin mine in Honduras uses vast quantities of water, exacerbating water shortages in this drought-prone region. [Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD]

Unearth Justice: Counting the cost of gold, executive summary (713.06 kB)

4-page PDF summary of the report on the impacts of gold mining on developing countries, with recommendations for action

Unearth Justice briefing for investors & pension funds (74.53 kB)

Including recommendations on the management of social and environmental risks related to communities affected by mining.

A child gold miner in the DRC [Richard Wainwright]

FairPensions business briefing (136.01 kB)

Background briefing for pension companies on business risks and mining

Gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Letter to fund managers (27.50 kB)

Sample letter for pension companies to send to fund managers about mining

Shine a light in the darkness

Please sign our petition calling on the world's largest mining company to listen to communities in the Philippines worried about the effect mining will have on their land - plus send a personal message of solidarity to the people of Macambol

Published on 23/10/2008, last updated on 23/10/2008

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