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Article

19 Jul 2011

Author:
SOMO / WISE

Uranium mines threaten African people and nature

The report describes how multinational uranium mining companies are generally not held accountable for their social and environmental performance at African operations...[Report covers 5 companies: AngloGold Ashanti, Areva and Rio Tinto provided a certain extent of comments on drafts of the SOMO/WISE report. AngloGold Ashanti and Rio Tinto also provided follow-up statements when contacted by the Resource Centre. We also invited First Uranium and Paladin to respond: First Uranium did, Paladin did not. Links to the company statements are below]

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