CEDHA [Center for Human Rights and Environment]…lodged a complaint…against Xstrata Copper in Australia, accusing the…company of destroying glaciers and permafrost in two of its operations in Argentina…The complaint [was] filed before an office of the Australian government which oversees abidance by Australian multinationals of the OECD Guidelines…“It’s time we hold mining companies accountable to environmental law, and ensure that the benefits of mining (and not just the impacts) are going to communities”, says [CEDHA]…The complaint filed by CEDHA…points to the poor scientific quality of Xstrata’s impact assessment as well as Xstrata’s unwillingness to engage in a solution to its glacier impact problem. CEDHA calls on the Australian government to help sway the company to…engagement to repair damages to glaciers and avoid all future damage…[refers to Barrick Gold]