Reports and Media Releases

Index of reports & other publications

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The Mineral Policy Institute aims to promote public debate and facilitate change in the regulation and behaviour of the mining industry. MPI produces well researched information about the impacts of the mining industry. See the index of our reports and media releases below.

Releases

Media releases are a valuable means to expose a mining company which is doing damage to the environment or infringing community rights. By making such releases, MPI aims to generate informed public debate about appropriate mining industry activity. The table below is an index of MPI media releases, each linked to the full text of the release. Some releases are made in conjunction with partner organisations.

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Reports

The table below contains links to reports, information sheets and other publications of MPI. Most can be downloaded for free, but for printed copies see our order form.

Report Title Click title to go to report	Subject matter	Pub. date
Up in Smoke - Australian Coal Exports to South East Asia	Up In Smoke identifies targets for NGO campaigns on climate change and coal dependency in Australia and South East Asia, particularly the promotion of so called ‘clean coal’ instead of renewable energy alternatives.	Oct 2002
Socially Responsible Climate Change?	All but one of the 16 Australian SRI funds include investment in fossil fuels, creating a direct link between climate change and these funds. Can SRI create a pathway for renewable energy technologies and jobs in Australia?	Sep 2002
Moving Mountains: Communities Confront Mining and Globalisation	A book about people around the world challenging the power, priorities and practices of global mining corporations.	Sep 2001
Cyanide Crash	Greenpeace, Environmental Law Centre and MPI's Investigation into the Tolukuma Gold Mine Cyanide Spill in Papua New Guinea.	Mar 2000
Putting the ETHIC into E.F.I.C.	This report exposes the sorry environmental and social record of EFIC, Australia's Export Credit Agency, and argues for reform.	Nov 1999
Ramu mine - proposed Submarine Tailings Disposal	Scientific report examining the environmental risks arising from proposed submarine tailings discharge (STD) from a nickel-cobalt mine near the Ramu River into the environment of Astrolabe Bay, Papua New Guinea.	Feb 1999
Principles for the conduct of company operations within the minerals industry	A position paper prepared by Australian based NGOs, providing a basic set of principles which should be followed by minerals companies regardless of where they are operating or under what circumstances.	Oct 1998
The buck's gotta stop somewhere	This report reveals Australian banks lag behind their international counterparts in ensuring investments are not channeled to ecologically and environmentally devastating projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region.	Oct 1998
Glossy Reports, Grim Reality (WMC report)	A research report on the Australian mining giant, WMC Ltd, formerly Western Mining Corporation. It reveals a litany of mistakes made by WMC internationally, in the areas of environmental protection, relationships with indigenous peoples, worker health and safety and related issues.	July 1998
Olympic Dam Expansion Project	Review of aspects of the environmental impact statement for the expansion of WMC's uranium/copper project.	July 1997
BHP report	A report on the "Big Australian", BHP mining.	1997
The Porgera File	A report on the environmental and social impacts of the Porgera mine, Papua New Guinea.	Dec 1995