PNG [Papua New Guinea] villagers sue BHP, Ok Tedi miners
摘要
日期: 2014年1月26日
地點: 巴布亞紐幾內亞
企業
BHP - Parent Company項目
Ok Tedi - Unknown受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
社區: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )議題
Water pollution , Violation of environmental safety standards , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment回應
Response sought: 否
資訊來源: News outlet
Australian mining giant BHP Billiton and the operators of the Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea are being sued for civil damages exceeding $US4 billion ($A5.08 billion) by villagers on the Ok Tedi River... [Plaintiffs' lawyer Carmellus] Narokobi represents six Ningerum clans who are not signatory to the Community Mine Continuation Agreement between landowners and Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) [agreed following an earlier lawsuit in Australia]. [OTML is jointly owned by Inmet Mining, Govt of Papua New Guinea & PNG Sustainable Development Program]