3 Sep 2019

BHP Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda (CMCC)

Chile

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3 Sep 2019

Chile: Overview of concerns around social & environmental impacts re BHP Billiton's Cerro Colorado mine

Environmental Impacts

Visible: Desertification/Drought, Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Deforestation and loss of vegetation cover, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity
Potential: Soil contamination, Groundwater pollution or depletion, Mine tailing spills

Socio-economical Impacts

Visible: Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures
Potential: Increase in Corruption/Co-optation of different actors, Militarization and increased police presence, Violations of human rights

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Chile: Concerns around social & environmental impacts re BHP Billiton's Cerro Colorado mine

Chile: Overview of concerns around social & environmental impacts re BHP Billiton's Cerro Colorado mine

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3 Sep 2019

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BHP Billiton did not respond

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3 Sep 2019

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BHP lawsuit (re Cerro Colorado lithium mine, Chile)

Chile: Environmental Court modifies its order to BHP and allows it to extract 54 liters of water per second for its Cerro Colorado mining project

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21 Sep 2021

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Article
Chile: Union negotiates new contract, ends strike threat at BHP's Cerro Colorado copper mine

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12 Sep 2021

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Article

A union at Chile’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile has struck a collective contract deal with mine operators BHP after five days of government-led mediation, the company said on Saturday in a statement.
Chile: Court determines that BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine must start again from scratch on an environmental plan for a key mine maintenance project

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16 Jul 2021

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Chile: Overview of concerns around social & environmental impacts re BHP Billiton's Cerro Colorado mine

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3 Sep 2019

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