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Dealing in metal from Papua could break UK law because of environmental impact of mining it, campaigners argueCampaigners have warned the London Metal Exchange (LME) it could be breaking the law by allowing the trading of copper from one of the world’s most controversial mines.The way the metal is produced at the Grasberg mine in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia, an ongoing conflict zone, is so environmentally destructive it would be illegal almost anywhere else in the world, they say. Continue reading…
Dealing in metal from Papua could break UK law because of environmental impact of mining it, campaigners argue
Campaigners have warned the London Metal Exchange (LME) it could be breaking the law by allowing the trading of copper from one of the world’s most controversial mines.
The way the metal is produced at the Grasberg mine in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia, an ongoing conflict zone, is so environmentally destructive it would be illegal almost anywhere else in the world, they say.
