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Mining/International AlterLinks Topic Index The Big Nickel Inco at home and abroad Resource Type: Book Published: 1977 An account of the economic power of the world's largest producer of nickel, how it operates in Canada and the Third World, and its human consequences. The Big Nickel also looks at the resistance to the corporation, and the union-busting, attacks by company goons, and successful organizing drives. Canadian mining firm Pacific Rim and El Salvador's struggle against corporate impunity Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 The controversial legal case that Canadian mining firm Pacific Rim has launched against El Salvador has added fuel to the growing international debate on the balance of corporate rights and responsibilities and the need for new legal international frameworks to address corporate impunity. Connexions Library: Africa Focus Resource Type: Website Published: 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Africa. Greg Crowe, Mining and Commodities Expert Media Profile in Sources Resource Type: Organization The Devil Operation Resource Type: Film/Video A tale of corporate espionage unfolds in this exposé of torture, intimidation, and murder of Peruvian eco-activists and indigenous farmers. Shocking video footage, horrifying photos, and meticulous reports compiled by private security firms working for U.S. and British-owned gold mines are co-opted by the filmmakers to reveal the truth. EnvironmentSources.com Resource Type: Website Published: 2017 Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make it possible to find additional resources and information. Looting Africa: Canadian Company Eyes Gold in Democratic Republic of Congo Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 A Canadian mining company is prepared to bring hundreds of millions of dollars in gold out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of Africa's most embattled and poorest countries. One expert says that to extract gold, the company will have to cut a deal with a violent African militia. Mapoon - Book Three The Cape York Aluminum Companies (Alcan, Comalco, R.T.Z., Kaiser, C.R.A., Billiton, Pechiney, Tipperary) and the Native Peoples Resource Type: Book Published: 1976 Chronicle of the policies and actions of the Aluminium Companies with respect to the native peoples and their land claims. Mineworkers of Guyana The Making of a Working Class Resource Type: Book Written by a former worker who himself grew up on Alcan's Plantation Mackenzie bauxite mine in Guyana, this is a readable account of the life and history of a Third World working class. It throws new light on the constantly recurring themes of company exploitation, trade union democracy, and the limits of nationalization in transforming management-worker relations. Mining Peru Canada's New Territory? Resource Type: Article Published: 2010 In Peru, 40 percent of conflicts involving local communities are over mining. The majority of the mining sector in Peru is owned by Canadian corporations. MiningWatch Canada Media Profile in Sources Resource Type: Organization Price of Gold Resource Type: Film/Video Published: 2012 Mongolia is known for its original Nomad culture as well as the spectacular natural landscape. Since gold deposits have been discovered however, both are threatened. Third World Minerals and Global Pricing A New Theory Resource Type: Book Published: 1989 This study examines the distribution of the enormous wealth inherent in the Third World's mineral resources. Dr. Nwoke criticizes the bargaining model usually used to explain relations between global corporations and Third World governments. Instead, he develops the theory of ground rent to argue that today's mineral crisis lies in the struggle between Western mining companies and the Third World over which side can appropriate the most "rent" from international mining. An Unauthorized Biography of the World Oral History on the Front Lines Resource Type: Book Published: 2004 This book uses oral history to discuss oral history. It is in memoir style, and delves into how oral history is done in such places as First Nations (Canada), Turkey, Chicago, Newfoundland, Peru, New York City, Cleveland, Israel, and other places. Riordon's concept is about telling stories, celebrating diversity, and making connections between people. Where Heaven Meets Hell Resource Type: Film/Video Published: 2011 Drawing strength from their families and their Muslim faith, Indonesian sulfur miners face gruelling labour and treacherous conditions on an active volcano, while struggling to overcome the desperate poverty and illiteracy that plague their community.

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