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Article

11 Feb 2007

Author:
Oxfam Australia

Ban toxic mine dumping, urges open letter to mining sector in The Australian

Call for an immediate ban on the practice of dumping billions of tonnes of toxic mine waste into rivers and oceans...[urged] 27 international human rights groups, mining watchdogs, unions and Indigenous people’s organisations...in an open letter to the mining sector... [refers to Freeport McMoran, Rio Tinto]