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7 Jul 2009

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Compiled by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Concerns over Eagle project and company responses

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Rio Tinto to respond to the following items, which raise concerns over health and safety, and impact on indigenous peoples, of Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Minerals’ Eagle Mine application in Michigan, USA: - Rio Tinto attacked from all sides, London Mining Network, 16 April 2009 - Keweenaw Bay Indian Community letter to Rio Tinto, 9 April 2009 - KEMC Eagle Project: A Fraudulent Permit Application?, Jack Parker & Associates, 17 April 2009 - Kennecott Mine Application: Incompetent or Fraudulent?, Save the Wild UP, 11 May 2009 [includes links to responses by Rio Tinto; rejoinders by Jack Parker]