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Mining the Philippines.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-OCT-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Mining the Philippines.(bites: BRIEF NOTES ON NEWS AND VIEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD)(OceanaGold's overseas mining)

Article Excerpt
Australia's mining sector is booming, with some companies raking in multi-billion dollars profits. Everyone from shareholders to the national treasury stand to reap a reward in the mining bonanza. But have some Australian miners been driven by an unquenchable thirst to mine precious minerals at any price?

Take the example of Melbourne-based mine operator OceanaGold. On its website the Australian stock exchange-listed company proudly champions its 'commitment to building relationships within the communities that are impacted by its operations'. However, an Oxfam Report published this week found villagers in Didipio, a remote community in the Philippines some 200 kilometres northeast of the capital Manila, had accused the mine operator of harassment and intimidation in its attempt to pressure...

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