Harmful Impacts of Mining

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The harmful impacts of mining remain a challenge for society to acknowledge and address. Sustainability reports tend to focus on how responsible companies are at creating positive contributions and managing ESG risks. And the term ‘ESG risks’ has become a euphemism for the potential harmful impacts of mining. In the context of the energy transition, industry actors now refer to ‘green’ mining, and mining as a ‘future-enabling’ industry. Yet harmful impacts of mining persist, and it is necessary to name the risks for what they are: harmful to people, environments and economies of producing countries when prevention fails.

Based on public domain information (see document library below), the report Harmful Impacts of Mining: when extraction harms people, environments and economies shows that harmful impacts are not inevitable, and yet they happen across the world, not only in jurisdictions with limited regulatory oversight. The report calls for the normalisation of prevention of harmful impacts across the industry.

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Major impacts identified in the study

Qries

How to read this chart: The terms shown in the word cloud include only those impacts identified in the study and are therefore necessarily limited to cases reported as specific incidents. Other impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions or gradual pollution from acid mine drainage, are not included as these are rarely reported as standalone incidents within a given timeframe.

Scope of the study

This report presents the results of RMF’s recent study on harmful economic, environmental, social and governance (EESG) impacts associated with a sample of 38 large mining companies (i.e., those included in the RMI Report 2020). These companies together account for approximately 28 per cent of global mining production, collectively covering 18 home countries, 55 producing countries and about 1,000 mining sites worldwide.

Document Library

This searchable document library includes approximately 260 reports of incidents of harmful impacts, which have been identified during the study. Many of these reports cover multiple incidents. It is possible to search for a specific text in the titles, companies, and subjects using the field below. Each report summarises the data and lists the original sources of information (450+ items sourced from the public domain) which can be downloaded.

Incident Relevant subjects Companies Countries Documents
Death of 8 unauthorised gold miners at Norgold mine in Burkina Fasso after police fire tear gas ASM miners Nordgold Burkina Faso PDF
Investigation over bribery case in the deal for Simandou Mountains (Guinea) Bribery and corruption Rio Tinto, Vale PDF
Launch of criminal probe in 2020 in Switzerland into Glencore over allegations of corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo Bribery and corruption Glencore DRC, Switzerland PDF
Investigation launched by the UK Serious Fraud Office in 2019 into suspicions of bribery Bribery and corruption Glencore DRC, UK PDF
Congolese citizens demand compensation in January 2020 in UK corruption investigation Bribery and corruption, Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods, Pollution (air, soil, water) ERG DRC PDF
Legal claim in the UK in 2020 by victims of human rights violations at the North Mara mine in Tanzania Community fatalities Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Reporting of 3 significant disputes with communities in 2019 Damage to local livelihoods Teck PDF
Reporting of 7 significant disputes relating to land use, customary rights of local communities and indigenous peoples in FY2020 (11 in FY2019) Damage to local livelihoods, Habitat loss, Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Glencore PDF
Letter in August 2020 from Yukpa Indigenous People in Cesar, Colombia, asking commitments made in their favor to be implemented Damage to local livelihoods, Loss of access to water, Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Glencore Colombia PDF
Arsenic emissions above local norms at Glencore smelter in Rouyn-Noranda (Canada) Damage to local livelihoods, Pollution (air, soil, water) Glencore Canada PDF
San Martin Mining Unit spilled cyanide into river Sombrerete Damage to local livelihoods, Pollution (air, soil, water) Grupo México PDF
Incursion of mining activities in a legal buffer zone Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods Rio Tinto PDF
Ongoing litigation in 2019 at Onça Puma for non respect of environmental permit obligations Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods Vale PDF
OECD complaint over Rio Tinto’s Panguna mine (Bougainville) for ongoing environmental and human rights violations Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods, Non-respect of mine closure commitments, Pollution (air, soil, water), Loss of access to water, Forced displacement Rio Tinto PDF
Complaints by 13 villages in 2019 against CBG over land grabbing, destruction of livelihoods and damages to the local environment Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods, Pollution (air, soil, water), Forced displacement Rio Tinto PDF
Legal case related to mine spills 40,000 cubic meters of sulfuric acid into rivers in Sonora settled Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods, Pollution (air, soil, water), Tailings-related incident Grupo México PDF
OECD Complaint filed against Glencore UK for Toxic Spill in Chad (September 2018 and July 2020) Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods, Serious injuries of workers, Pollution (air, soil, water) Glencore PDF
Ongoing air and water pollution at Cerrejón worsened in 2019 in Covid context Drinking water contamination, Pollution (air, soil, water) Anglo American, BHP, Glencore PDF
Grupo Mexico San Martin mine spilled mining waste in the river and environmental authorities confirmed Drinking water contamination, Pollution (air, soil, water) Grupo México PDF
Tax demand from British authorities linked to transfer pricing Financial misconduct Glencore UK PDF
Arbitration in July 2019 by International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes over Reko Diq Mine Financial misconduct Antofagasta, Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Barrick and Zijin dispute with Government of Papua New Guinea over Porgera mine license extension Financial misconduct Barrick Gold Corp, Zijin PDF
Mopani Copper Mines fined in 2020 in Zambia over violations of Arm’s Lengths Standards Financial misconduct Glencore PDF
Possible misrepresentation of estimates for cost and completition data at Oyu Tolgoi Financial misconduct Rio Tinto PDF
Re-negotiation with Mongolia’s government over agreements over Oyu Tolgoi mine Financial misconduct Rio Tinto PDF
Settlement in 2019 over iron ore royalties with Australia Financial misconduct BHP PDF
Dispute with Colombia over royalties settled in 2019 by International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes Financial misconduct Glencore Colombia PDF
Investigation into a 2011 uranium sale in Niger Financial misconduct, Bribery and corruption Orano PDF
Lawsuit against Zijin’s subsidiary Nevson Resources in Canada for human right violation, forced labour and violation of 3 refugees working at the Bisha Mining Forced labour, Unsafe working conditions Zijin PDF
Environmental charge filed in 2020 against BHP’s Escondida mine for exceeding water withdrawal limit Loss of access to water BHP Chile PDF
Settlement over silicosis litigation in South Africa approved in 2019 Occupational diseases Gold Fields, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Reporting of 100 occupational disease cases in FY2020 Occupational diseases RUSAL PDF
Reporting of 11 additional employees with occupational disease in FY2020 Occupational diseases China Shenhua PDF
Reporting of 111 new occupational disease cases in FY2020 Occupational diseases Glencore PDF
Reporting of 1330 occupational disease cases for FY 2020 Occupational diseases Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Reporting of 159 cases of occupational illness among contractors (FY2019: 166) Occupational diseases BHP PDF
Reporting of 175 cases of occupational diseases in FY2020 Occupational diseases Evraz PDF
Reporting of 2 occupational diseases in FY2020 Occupational diseases Polymetal PDF
Reporting of 20 recordable illnesses (employees and contractors) in FY2020 Occupational diseases Newmont PDF
Reporting of 23 recordable cases of work-related ill health in FY2020 Occupational diseases Grupo México PDF
Reporting of 281 cases of occupational illness among employees (FY2019: 263) Occupational diseases BHP PDF
Reporting of 30 new cases of occupational disease in FY 2020 Occupational diseases Anglo American PDF
Reporting of 30 occupational diseases cases in FY2020 Occupational diseases Teck PDF
Reporting of 32 occupational disease cases in FY 2020 Occupational diseases Exxaro Resources PDF
Reporting of 436 occupational diseases in FY 2020 Occupational diseases Vale PDF
Reporting of 48 incidents of professional and chronic-degenerative illnesses in FY2020 Occupational diseases Industrias Peñoles PDF
Reporting of new cases of occupational illness FY 2019 and 2020 Occupational diseases Rio Tinto PDF
Reporting of new occupational diseases cases in FY 2020 (6 new cases of silicosis; 24 new cases of occupational TB; 17 new cases of noise-induced hearing loss) Occupational diseases AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Grupo Mexico reported 77 employees recordable cases of work-related ill health in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Grupo México PDF
Industrias Penoles reported 23 new occupational disease cases in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Industrias Peñoles PDF
Newmont reported 11 recordable illnesses in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Newmont PDF
Reporting of 4 occupational diseases in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Antofagasta PDF
Reporting of 106 new occupational disease cases in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Glencore PDF
Reporting of 113 occupational disease cases in FY 2019 Occupational diseases RUSAL PDF
Reporting of 19 occupational diseases cases in 2019 Occupational diseases Teck PDF
Reporting of 237 new occupational illnesses in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Evraz PDF
Reporting of 39 new cases of occupational disease in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Anglo American PDF
Reporting of 51 occupational disease cases in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Exxaro Resources PDF
Reporting of 54 new cases of occupational disease in FY 2019 Occupational diseases China Shenhua PDF
Reporting of new occupational diseases cases in FY 2019 Occupational diseases AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Reporting of number of occupational diseases in FY 2019 Occupational diseases Polymetal PDF
Reporting of occupational disease cases for FY 2019 Occupational diseases Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Spill of sulfuric acid spill into sea by Grupo Mexico’s Guyamas Facility in Gulf of California Mexico Pollution (air, soil, water) Grupo México PDF
Chile’s Environmental Court Ordered in 2019 Permanent Closure of Pascua Lama mine Pollution (air, soil, water) Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Fine in 2021 for contaminating waterways in British Columbia (Canada) Pollution (air, soil, water) Teck PDF
Legal Case against Vedanta Resources and its subsidiary Konkola Copper Mine over ongoing environmental pollution Pollution (air, soil, water) Vedanta Resources PDF
Vale reported 74 significant fines for environmental non-compliance in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Vale PDF
Company condemned for air pollution at Vanderb?lpark steel plant Pollution (air, soil, water) ArcelorMittal South Africa PDF
Complaint filed against the decision to allow Zijin to expand a copper mine in Serbia Pollution (air, soil, water) Zijin Serbia PDF
Dust emission at Sierrita mine in January 2020 under investigation Pollution (air, soil, water) Freeport-McMoRan USA PDF
Groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi Pollution (air, soil, water) Vedanta Resources PDF
Ongoing health impacts to a community in Peru in 2020 after a mercury spill occurred 20 years ago Pollution (air, soil, water) Newmont, Buenaventura Peru PDF
Ongoing lead pollution in 2020 from a mine in Zambia closed in 1994 Pollution (air, soil, water) Anglo American PDF
Pollution cloud over the Caimanes Community territory in Chile in May 2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Antofagasta Chile PDF
Reporting of 5 environmental fines for FY20 (7 in FY19) Pollution (air, soil, water) Antofagasta PDF
Reporting of 12 significant fines totaling US$30,568,895 in FY 2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Vale PDF
Reporting of 178 Level 3 environmental incidents in FY2020 (FY2019: 179) Pollution (air, soil, water) First Quantum Minerals PDF
Reporting of 19 Reportable spills or releases of hazardous or toxic chemicals for FY2020 (FY2019 33) Pollution (air, soil, water) Freeport-McMoRan PDF
Reporting of 192 non-monetary sanctions in FY2020 and 293 in FY2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Glencore PDF
Reporting of 2 significant spills and environmental incidents in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Glencore PDF
Reporting of 3 critical and 12 severe environmental incidents in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Vale Brazil, Canada, New Caledonia PDF
Reporting of 3 environment related fines and one environment-related non-monetary administrative measure in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) MMG Peru PDF
Reporting of 3 environmental fines in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Reporting of 434 environmental releases in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Newmont PDF
Reporting of 5 level 3 environmental incidents in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Sibanye-Stillwater South Africa, USA PDF
Reporting of 595 spills in FY 2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Reporting of 6 reportable environmental incidents in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) AngloGold Ashanti Brazil, Ghana, Guinea PDF
Reporting of 7 notices of violation related to permit exceedances, spills, releases or other compliance matters in FY 2020 (5 in FY 2019) Pollution (air, soil, water) Freeport-McMoRan PDF
Reporting of 8 level 3 environmental events and 1 level 4 environmental events Pollution (air, soil, water) Newmont Canada, Mexico, Peru, USA PDF
Reporting of amount of environmental fines (total) for FY2020 and FY2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Glencore PDF
Reporting of environmental fines (total amount) in FY2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Polymetal PDF
Reporting of environmental fines in FY 2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Newcrest Mining PDF
Reporting of environmental fines in FY2020 (total amount) Pollution (air, soil, water) RUSAL PDF
Reporting of Environmental Levies and Fines for Noncompliance for FY 2020 (total amount) Pollution (air, soil, water) Evraz PDF
Reporting of environmental penalties in FY 2019 and FY 2010 Pollution (air, soil, water) Freeport-McMoRan PDF
Reporting of fines and prosecutions Environment for FY 2019 and 2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) Rio Tinto PDF
Reporting one Level 3 and no Levels 4 and 5 environmental incidents in FY20 Pollution (air, soil, water) Anglo American PDF
Serbian city Bor filed criminal complaint against Zijin over pollution from its copper smelter Pollution (air, soil, water) Zijin Serbia PDF
Anglogold Ashanti reported 3 environmental incidents in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) AngloGold Ashanti Guinea, South Africa PDF
Environmental problems at Jiangxi Ganxian Hongjin Rare Earth Company Pollution (air, soil, water) MMG China PDF
Grupo Mexico’s Amarillo copper refinery spilled 10 gallons of processed water in January 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Grupo México USA PDF
Grupo Mexico’s Amarillo copper refinery spilled 5,000 gallons of sulfuric acid in July 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Grupo México USA PDF
Lack of access to clean water Pollution (air, soil, water) Zijin, Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Newmont reported 650 environmental releases in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Newmont PDF
Nordgold reported 31 environmental incidents in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Nordgold PDF
Quebrada Blanca copper mine fined for environmental violations Pollution (air, soil, water) Teck Chile PDF
Report published in 2019 by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India highlighting cases of non-compliance with environmental safeguards by Coal India Pollution (air, soil, water) Coal India India PDF
Reporting of 1 environmental fine in FY 2019 for damaging a water body at Mezhegeyugol Pollution (air, soil, water) Evraz PDF
Reporting of 1 moderate environmental incidents and 18 water-related fines in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Glencore PDF
Reporting of 1 significant environmental fine in FY2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Grupo México PDF
Reporting of 15 spills in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Grupo México USA PDF
Reporting of 5 environmental incidents in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Reporting of 5 environmental related fined and 1 non-compliance environmental-related sanction in FY2020 (6 fines in FY 2019) Pollution (air, soil, water) Newmont PDF
Reporting of charges, fines and penalties related to environmental performance in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Teck PDF
Reporting of environmental fines in FY 2019 and FY 2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) CODELCO PDF
Reporting of environmental-related administrative fines at Minas-Rio in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Anglo American Brazil PDF
Reporting of number and value of environmental fines Pollution (air, soil, water) Gold Fields PDF
Reporting of one Level 3 and no Levels 4 and 5 environmental incidents in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) Anglo American Zimbabwe PDF
Reporting of regional environment fines for FY 2019 and 2020 Pollution (air, soil, water) BHP PDF
Reporting of USD 5 thousands environmental fines in 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water) RUSAL PDF
Charges against Codelco in 2020 over a 2016 tailings spill and water contamination at its Andina mine Pollution (air, soil, water), Tailings-related incident CODELCO PDF
Barrick Gold’s subsidiary Acacia fined in 2019 for alleged pollution from North Mara’s tailings dam Pollution (air, soil, water), Tailings-related incident Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Reporting of 2 environmental incidents of spill in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water), Tailings-related incident CODELCO PDF
2 Fines for 2 labour and 12 environmental non-compliance cases in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water), Unsafe working conditions Polymetal PDF
Gas Emission at the Nchanga mine caused hospitalization of 200 children and 53 workers Pollution (air, soil, water), Unsafe working conditions Vedanta Resources PDF
MMG reported 1 environment-related and 3 safety-related fines at its Las Bambas operation, 1 monetary and 4 non-monetary sanctions related to environmental incidents in FY 2019 Pollution (air, soil, water), Unsafe working conditions MMG Peru PDF
29 reports of sexual harassment and one sexual assault case since January 2020 Rape, sexual assault and harassment, Violation of workers’ rights Rio Tinto PDF
Sexual Assaults and Harassments at Western Australian Mines Rape, sexual assault and harassment, Violation of workers’ rights BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue PDF
Reporting of 107 recordable injuries in FY2020 Serious injuries of community members Gold Fields PDF
Reporting of 35 injuries of the community members in relation with security intervention in FY2020 Serious injuries of community members [RMI-2018] AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Reporting of 8 injuries of security personnel in the line of duty in FY 2020 Serious injuries of community members [RMI-2018] AngloGold Ashanti PDF
8 injuries during a protest Serious injuries of community members MMG Peru PDF
Anglogold Ashanti reported 49 injuries of the community members in relation with security intervention in FY 2019 Serious injuries of community members AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Fatalities and injuries of Protesters against Vedanta Refinery Serious injuries of community members, Community fatalities Vedanta Resources PDF
Complaint in 2019 over abuses by security forces during protest in 2018 at a mine site in Guinea Serious injuries of community members, Rape, sexual assault and harassment AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Ongoing issues concerning Indigenous community Fuerabamba protest against Las Bambas over land dispute and compensation resulted rights defenders’ arrest and injuries Serious injuries of community members, Severe threats, Attacks on human and land rights defenders, Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, Forced displacement MMG PDF
Two workers injured and two missing after mudslide in April 2019 at Grasberg mine Serious injuries of workers Freeport-McMoRan Indonesia PDF
MMG reported 30 workplace injuries in FY2020 (42 in FY 2019) Serious injuries of workers MMG PDF
Reporting of 149 work related injuries in FY 2020 (76 in FY 2019) Serious injuries of workers China Shenhua PDF
Reporting of 13 injuries including 2 severe injuries (contractors: 10 injuries) in FY2020 Serious injuries of workers Polymetal PDF
Reporting of 13 serious injuries in FY2020 Serious injuries of workers Gold Fields PDF
Reporting of 134 temporary incapacitating injuries (employees and contractors) in FY 2020 Serious injuries of workers Grupo México PDF
Reporting of 18 high-consequence work-related injuries for employees and of 7 for contractors (FY2019: 22 for employees and 9 for contractors) Serious injuries of workers RUSAL PDF
Reporting of 201 recordable injuries in FY 2020 Serious injuries of workers Banpu PDF
Reporting of 277 lost-time injuries for FY2020 (FY2019: 325) Serious injuries of workers Anglo American PDF
Reporting of 35 Lost day injuries (employees + contractors) in FY2020 Serious injuries of workers Newmont PDF
Reporting of 458 number of serious injuries in FY2020 Serious injuries of workers Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Reporting of 85 lost-Time injuries in FY2020 (90 in FY2019) Serious injuries of workers Teck PDF
Reporting of 88 serious injuries in FY 2020 (FY2019: 90) Serious injuries of workers Coal India PDF
Reporting of 9 Lost-time injuries in FY 2020 (26 in FY 2021) Serious injuries of workers Exxaro Resources PDF
Reporting of 95 lost-time injuries in FY2020 (107 in FY2019) Serious injuries of workers CODELCO PDF
Reporting of high potential injuries for FY 2020 Serious injuries of workers BHP PDF
Reporting of number of lost time injuries for FY 2019 and 2020 Serious injuries of workers Rio Tinto PDF
Arcelor Mittal reported number of work related injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers ArcelorMittal PDF
Banpu reported 214 recordable injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Banpu PDF
Gold Fields reported 104 recordable injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Gold Fields PDF
Gold Fields reported 12 serious injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Gold Fields PDF
Grupo Mexico reported 162 employees and 89 contractors temporary incapacitating injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Grupo México PDF
Newmont reporting of Restricted work and Lost time Injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Newmont PDF
Reporting of 102 Lost-time injuries in FY 2019 (employees and contractors) Serious injuries of workers ERG PDF
Reporting of 25 injuries of security personnel in the line of duty in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Reporting of 25 workers with severe injuries in FY2019 Serious injuries of workers Navoi MMC PDF
Reporting of 27 lost time injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Nordgold Burkina Faso, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation PDF
Reporting of 3 employees permanent incapacity injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Grupo México PDF
Reporting of 37 lost time injuries in FY2020 (FY2019: 49) Serious injuries of workers Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Reporting of 50 high potential injury event in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers BHP PDF
Reporting of 508 serious injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Reporting of injuries and severe injuries in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers Polymetal PDF
Reporting of total injuries for FY 2019-20 Serious injuries of workers Vedanta Resources PDF
Reporting of total injuries in FY 2018-19 Serious injuries of workers Vedanta Resources PDF
Reporting of 27 Injuries to community members engaged in illegal activity (not security related) in FY2020 Serious injuries of workers, ASM miners AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Anglogold Ashanti reported 20 injuries to community members engaged in illegal activities in FY 2019 Serious injuries of workers, ASM miners AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Fatalities and injuries in 2019 at the Porgera mine due to clash between illegal miners and police security providers of Porgera Serious injuries of workers, Serious injuries of community members, Community fatalities, ASM miners Barrick Gold Corp, Zijin PDF
Death threats in 2019 against human rights defenders, trade unionists and journalists Severe threats Anglo American, BHP, Glencore PDF
Report over attacks against Human Rights Defenders in Colombia between January 2015 and October 2019 Severe threats, Community fatalities, Attacks on human and land rights defenders AngloGold Ashanti PDF
The legal case against 19 indigenous community members for the 2015 protest against Las Bambas mine and clash with police Severe threats, Community fatalities, Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights MMG PDF
Threats against Chaupe Family and legal action in US Severe threats, Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Newmont PDF
Investigation launched in 2020 into Covid-19 cases at Antamina Unsafe working conditions Glencore, BHP, Teck PDF
Regional safety fines levied in FY 2020 Unsafe working conditions BHP PDF
Reporting of one safety-related fines in FY2020 Unsafe working conditions MMG Peru PDF
Reporting of regional safety fines for FY 2019 Unsafe working conditions Fortescue PDF
31 reports of sexual harassment since January 2020 (2020: 11; 2021: 20) Violation of workers’ rights Fortescue PDF
48 workers removed from their posts following 73 reports of sexual harassment at BHP Violation of workers’ rights BHP PDF
Reporting of 15 sexual harassment cases opened and closed in FY2019-2020 Violation of workers’ rights Vedanta Resources PDF
Blast of 46,000 year old Aboriginal site Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Rio Tinto PDF
Exclusive native title rights to land of Yindjibarndi people recognized by Australian court in 2020 Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Fortescue Australia PDF
Reporting of 1 level 3 significant social event in FY2020 Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Newmont Ghana PDF
Reporting of 1 significant dispute with communities in FY2020 Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Teck Canada PDF
Reporting of instances of adverse impacts involving the rights of Indigenous peoples in 2020 Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights Rio Tinto PDF
Two deaths at Zijin Mining Construction Co., Ltd. Worker fatalities Zijin China PDF
Worker killed at El Teniente mine in June 2019 Worker fatalities CODELCO PDF
Accident at a construction project of Shengli Power Plant in July 2020 Worker fatalities China Shenhua China PDF
Accident at construction project of Shengli Power Plant in April 2020 Worker fatalities China Shenhua China PDF
Accident at Cuncaota Coal Mine in August 2020 Worker fatalities China Shenhua China PDF
Accident at Heidaigou open pit mine in May 2020 Worker fatalities China Shenhua China PDF
Accident at Radomiro Tomic Mine in June 2020 Worker fatalities CODELCO PDF
Accident caused 3 fatalities at Jinzhong Zijin Coal Industry Worker fatalities Zijin China PDF
Newcrest Mining reported 1 community fatality at the Lihir mine due to transport bus accident returning to mine site in FY 2020 Worker fatalities Newcrest Mining Papua New Guinea PDF
Reporting of 1 fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities Orano Niger PDF
Reporting of 1 fatality (1 contractor) in FY2020 Worker fatalities Nordgold Kazakhstan PDF
Reporting of 1 fatality (contractor) in FY2020 Worker fatalities Bumi Resources PDF
Reporting of 1 fatality (employee) in FY2020 Worker fatalities China Shenhua PDF
Reporting of 1 fatality in FY2020 Worker fatalities Barrick Gold Corp PDF
Reporting of 1 fatality in FY2020 Worker fatalities Gold Fields PDF
Reporting of 12 fatalities to community members engaged in illegal activity (not security related) in FY2020 Worker fatalities AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Reporting of 2 fatalities among contractors in FY2020 Worker fatalities Zijin Serbia PDF
Reporting of 2 work-related fatalities and 2 fatalities at independently managed joint operations in FY2020 Worker fatalities Anglo American PDF
Reporting of 3 community-related fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities MMG DRC PDF
Reporting of 3 fatalities in FY 2020 (9 in FY 2019) Worker fatalities ArcelorMittal PDF
Reporting of 30 fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities Coal India PDF
Reporting of 4 fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities Vale Brazil, Mozambique PDF
Reporting of 5 fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities Evraz PDF
Reporting of 5 fatalities in FY2020 (3 in FY2019) Worker fatalities Freeport-McMoRan PDF
Reporting of 6 fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Reporting of 7 fatalities (2 employees and 5 contractors) in FY2020 Worker fatalities RUSAL PDF
Reporting of 7 fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities Industrias Peñoles PDF
Reporting of 8 fatalities (6 employees and 2 contractors) in FY2020 Worker fatalities Glencore PDF
Reporting of 9 fatalities in FY2020 Worker fatalities Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Reporting of seven fatalities in FY 2019 – 2020 Worker fatalities Vedanta Resources PDF
Safety accident resulted 1 fatality in Zijin mining not reported Worker fatalities Zijin China PDF
1 fatal accident in 2019 at the Indiana Harbor Steel plant railroad Worker fatalities ArcelorMittal USA PDF
3 fatalities at Zijinshan Gold and Copper Mine in China Worker fatalities Zijin China PDF
Accident at Guojiawan Power Plant of Shenhua Shendong Electric Power Co. in May 2019 Worker fatalities China Shenhua China PDF
Accident in Wuhai coal mine in January 2019 Worker fatalities China Shenhua China PDF
Anglogold Ashanti reported 4 fatalities of the employees in March 2020 Worker fatalities AngloGold Ashanti South Africa PDF
Barrick disclosed in FY 2019 2 non-occupational fatalities happened at the Nevada Gold mine in the US Worker fatalities Barrick Gold Corp USA PDF
Death of a contractor at Nanyangtian tungsten mine Worker fatalities Zijin China PDF
Fine in 2019 over fatality in Obuasi mine site, Ghana, in 2015 Worker fatalities AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Gold Fields reported 1 fatality in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Gold Fields South Africa PDF
Grupo Mexico reported 4 fatalities of employees and contractors in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Grupo México PDF
Industrias Penoles’ major subsidiary Fresnillo reported 2 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Industrias Peñoles PDF
Industrias Penoles reported 1 fatalities at the Sabinas mine FY 2019 Worker fatalities Industrias Peñoles Mexico PDF
Industrias Penoles reported 1 fatality at the refinery in Coahuila Worker fatalities Industrias Peñoles PDF
MMG reported one contractor fatality in FY 2019 Worker fatalities MMG Peru PDF
Nordgold reported 5 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Nordgold Burkina Faso PDF
Reported 1 fatality at a Middlemount Mine joint-venture in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Peabody Energy PDF
Reporting of 1 fatality in FY2019 Worker fatalities BHP PDF
Reporting of 11 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities ERG PDF
Reporting of 14 fatalities in FY 2018 – 2019 Worker fatalities Vedanta Resources PDF
Reporting of 16 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Evraz PDF
Reporting of 17 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Glencore PDF
Reporting of 2 contractors’ fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities China Shenhua PDF
Reporting of 2 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Buenaventura Peru PDF
Reporting of 34 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Coal India India PDF
Reporting of 6 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Sibanye-Stillwater PDF
Reporting of 7 fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities RUSAL PDF
Reporting of 8 fatalities in FY2019 Worker fatalities Navoi MMC PDF
Reporting of one fatality in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Teck PDF
Reporting of two employee and one contractor fatalities in FY 2019 Worker fatalities Polymetal PDF
Anglogold Ashanti reported 25 community fatalities engaged in illegal mining activity in FY 2019 Worker fatalities, ASM miners AngloGold Ashanti PDF
Death of 30 ASM miners in June 2019 from landslide at Kamoto Copper mine (DRC) Worker fatalities, ASM miners Glencore PDF
Allegations in 2019 of child labor at cobalt mines in Democratic Republic of the Congo Worker fatalities, Child labour, ASM miners Glencore PDF
Report in 2020 over negative impacts at Porco mine Worker fatalities, Child labour, Drinking water contamination, Damage to local livelihoods, Serious injuries of workers, Pollution (air, soil, water), Unsafe working conditions, ASM miners Glencore PDF
Union leaders and members strike at the gold operations resulted fatalities, injuries and house fires Worker fatalities, Damage to local livelihoods, Serious injuries of community members, Community fatalities Sibanye-Stillwater South Africa PDF
Failure of tailings dam caused 248 fatalities and 22 missing in 2019 in Brumadinho (Brazil) Worker fatalities, Damage to local livelihoods, Serious injuries of workers, Pollution (air, soil, water), Tailings-related incident Vale PDF
Damages to be paid in 2020 to the family of a deceased person in Zambia in relation to toxic Sulphur dioxide fumes Worker fatalities, Pollution (air, soil, water) Glencore PDF
Ongoing legal proceedings related to the rupture of Samarco’s tailings dam in 2015 Worker fatalities, Pollution (air, soil, water), Tailings-related incident Vale, BHP PDF
Gun fire against Protesters – 13 fatalities, 118 injuries, 43 severe injuries and 9 permanent disability Worker fatalities, Serious injuries of community members Vedanta Resources PDF
Accident at Haibowan Mining in August 2019 Worker fatalities, Serious injuries of workers China Shenhua PDF
Reporting of 4 work-related and 14 non work-related fatal injuries in FY 2019 Worker fatalities, Serious injuries of workers Anglo American PDF
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