Canadian Land Grabs for Lithium Deposits in Mongolia

New article on Canadian lithium prospecting in Mongolia. Lithium development in the country must be seen within this bigger picture of NATO’s interests in Central Asia, and the strategic importance of the metal for the United States …

“Not Blood Diamonds”

Despite the mining lobby’s depiction of Botswana as the paragon among African states driven by the mining industry, no transnational mining company acts within an idyllic vacuum. Diamond mining companies operating in Botswana have taken advantage of the country’s reputation for not having a ‘blood diamond’ industry …

Canadian lithium exploration meets NATO’s “democracy-building” in Mongolia

Latest article published today in Canadian Dimension, on the intersection of Canadian lithium exploration and NATO’s “democracy-building” activities in Mongolia. Canadian mining and lobbying activities in Mongolia are completely overlooked by both state and independent media in Canada, despite a long history of corporate interventions into governance and economic policy, and a slew of social

The true cost of mining in Mongolia

New article published in Toward Freedom, examining the role of Oyu Tolgoi as an instrument of neoliberalization and rapid privatization in Mongolia, and the abusive business practices of the mine’s owners and financiers. Oyu Tolgoi’s majority owners, British-Australian company Rio Tinto, and Rio Tinto’s Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill Resources, have long exploited Mongolia’s lax environmental