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It was entirely foreseeable, and has resulted in billions of dollars in forgone revenue for Australia. But just how did policymakers fail to extract a single cent in company tax […]
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Tin mining is poised for a comeback in Cornwall after the UK government invested almost £29m to reopen the county’s last tin mine, creating more than 1,000 jobs in the […]
Read MoreDespite $22bn promise, Adani has paid zero corporate tax in Australia and experts think it won’t ever pay a cent
More than three years after Adani started extracting coal from its Queensland mine, the Indian conglomerate has paid zero corporate tax from its Australian project – and tax experts say […]
Read MoreBlue gold: how a Ghana mine’s troubles hit workers and UK politicians – and could cost British taxpayers
In late 2020, amid the economic maelstrom unleashed by Covid-19, there were few better places to be than sitting on top of a goldmine. In Ghana, the west African country […]
Read MoreUK watchdog investigates eight years of Deloitte audits of mining firm Glencore
The accounting firm Deloitte is under investigation by the sector regulator over eight years of its audits into the FTSE 100 commodities and mining company Glencore and a UK subsidiary. […]
Read MoreLarge rise in abuse claims at mines that may be vital to EU’s energy transition, report says
Mines on the EU’s periphery that could be critical to its energy transition have recorded a large rise in allegations of abuse ranging from workplace deaths to soil pollution, a […]
Read MoreFamilies torn apart, charges of kidnap and theft: how plans for a giant mine have sown distrust and unrest in the hills of Jericó
Argiro Tobón, 60, rolls up his sleeves above hands covered in fresh earth. Before him lie the green pastures of Jericó, Colombia, a landscape cultivated by hands like his for […]
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