Report: Raw Deal. Does the new EU development model mean more of the same destructive mining?
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Aurubis Bulgaria - Subsidiary , Aurubis - Parent CompanyProjects
Aurubis smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Living Wage , Labour Rights , Fair & Equal WagesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Dundee Precious Metals - Parent Company , Chelopech Mining (part of Dundee Precious Metals) - SubsidiaryProjects
Chelopech mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Living Wage , Labour Rights , Fair & Equal WagesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Panagyurishte mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Labour Rights , Living Wage , Fair & Equal WagesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Chelopech Mining (part of Dundee Precious Metals) - Subsidiary , Dundee Precious Metals - Parent CompanyProjects
Chelopech mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Freedom of AssociationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Panagyurishte mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Freedom of Expression , Intimidation , DismissalResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Aurubis - Parent Company , Aurubis Bulgaria - SubsidiaryProjects
Aurubis smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Freedom of Expression , Intimidation , DismissalResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Serbia
Companies
Zijin Mining - Parent Company , Serbia Zijin Copper Doo - SubsidiaryProjects
Veliki Krivelj mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Serbia , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Water pollution , ProtestsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Serbia
Companies
Serbia Zijin Copper Doo - Subsidiary , Zijin Mining - Parent CompanyProjects
Bor Copper Smelter and Refinery - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Serbia , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Air pollution , Personal HealthResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Panagyurishte mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Freedom of AssociationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Aurubis Bulgaria - Subsidiary , Aurubis - Parent CompanyProjects
Aurubis smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Freedom of AssociationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Chelopech Mining (part of Dundee Precious Metals) - Subsidiary , Dundee Precious Metals - Parent CompanyProjects
Chelopech mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Freedom of Expression , Intimidation , DismissalResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 13 May 2022
Location: Serbia
Companies
Serbia Zijin Copper Doo - Subsidiary , Zijin Mining - Parent CompanyProjects
Bor Copper Smelter and Refinery - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Serbia , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Air pollutionResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Panagyurishte mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Access to InformationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Aurubis - Parent Company , Aurubis Bulgaria - SubsidiaryProjects
Aurubis smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Access to InformationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Chelopech Mining (part of Dundee Precious Metals) - Subsidiary , Dundee Precious Metals - Parent CompanyProjects
Chelopech mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Access to InformationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Chelopech Mining (part of Dundee Precious Metals) - Subsidiary , Dundee Precious Metals - Parent CompanyProjects
Chelopech mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Panagyurishte mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Aurubis - Parent Company , Aurubis Bulgaria - SubsidiaryProjects
Aurubis smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Men )Issues
Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Panagyurishte mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Personal HealthResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Lyulyakovitza tailing dam - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Impacts on Livelihoods , Soil pollutionResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Bulgaria
Companies
Asarel Medet JSC - Parent CompanyProjects
Lyulyakovitza tailing dam - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Bulgaria , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Water pollutionResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Serbia
Companies
Zijin Mining - Parent Company , Serbia Zijin Copper Doo - SubsidiaryProjects
Cerovo mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 5
Community: ( 5 - Serbia , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Ownership of Property & PossessionsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 28 Jan 2021
Location: Serbia
Companies
Serbia Zijin Copper Doo - Subsidiary , Zijin Mining - Parent CompanyProjects
Veliki Krivelj mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Serbia , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Protests , HousingResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: NGO
28 January 2021
Europe wants to be the first continent to become climate neutral by 2050 and the leader in ensuring that all of the world’s ecosystems are restored, resilient and adequately protected by 2050. The European Union has declared its ambition to halt, and as much as possible reverse, the pressure humans put on the planet’s resources, ecosystems, climate and biodiversity. However, as the green agenda to reach these ambitions becomes more defined, it reveals that despite the long-term goal of reducing the demand for resources and fossil fuel consumption, Europe plans to continue its exploitative model of mining raw materials in the EU and around the world.
This report summarises the proposed frameworks connected with the European Green Deal and exposes the problems related to environmental, social and human rights standards in the supply chains crucial for this new EU growth strategy. The European Commission’s agenda is sound, but to be effective it has to counterbalance the procurement of raw materials indispensable for the green and digital revolution with safeguards for the people affected by raw materials mining and the nature destroyed by the overwhelming pressure for cheap and fast exploitation. Therefore, the Commission must be even more ambitious and incorporate policies that ensure the use of less-exploitative and toxic-safe technologies; the restoration of the old mining sites; strict environmental, social and human rights due diligence for mining projects; and finally the right for the communities affected by the mines and surrounding facilities to have a say. The EU cannot attempt to overcome the climate crisis at the expense of local communities, workers’ rights and biodiversity, especially in the face of the COVID-19-induced economic and social crisis. It would be a raw deal, one experienced too often in the past, which should finally be left far behind.