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Newmont Mining at Center of Public Health Controversy
Washington, DC - An Indonesian government-convened panel concluded its studies this week showing that sediment and fish in Buyat Bay, Indonesia, are contaminated with mercury and arsenic at levels that pose a human health risk. Buyat Bay is the site of Newmont Mining Corporation’s Minahasa Raya gold [...]

Community leaders, shareholders press Denver-based Newmont for reforms
Washington, DC — In advance of tomorrow’s annual meeting of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corporation, community groups from around the world urged the company to address human rights and environmental concerns at its gold mining operations and investments in Indonesia, Ghana, Peru, the United States, and Romania. The [...]