All articles by Ashima Sharma
Ashima Sharma
Rio Tinto blasts another ancient rock shelter near Western Australia’s Pilbara
Three years after the infamous Juukan Gorge blasting caused a global uproar for destroying Aboriginal heritage, Rio Tinto has blasted another shelter near Western Australia’s Pilbara.
“This is coal, don’t be afraid!”: Australia’s dramatic tryst with coal and climate change
Will Australia achieve its new net zero targets by 2050? Ashima Sharma investigates the role of coal.
Antofagasta loses bid to revive Minnesota copper-nickel mine
If approved, the project would have been one of the US’s largest resource pools for metals needed for the green energy transition.
How a tiny capsule sparked debate around transport of radioactive materials
Following Rio Tinto’s now infamous loss of a small radioactive capsule, Ashima Sharma looks at the logistics of transporting radioactive goods and waste, asking whether regulations are appropriate for the risk involved.
Vedanta ran “covert” lobbying campaign in India to weaken environment regulations: report
A report by the OCCRP reveals how the law in India was bypassed to loosen environmental regulations that benefit corporates.
Taliban signs $6.6bn in mining contracts in Afghanistan
The extractive activities have garnered criticism from the public, who say that the Taliban is selling off Afghanistan’s natural resources to foreign entities.
Eramet resumes manganese mining in Gabon after military coup
On Wednesday, the company stopped all its activities after the army in Gabon claimed they had deposed President Ali Bongo.
UK Serious Fraud Office drops investigations into Rio Tinto and ENRC
The decision to drop multiple high-stake investigations comes after SFO director Lisa Osofsky prepares to step down from the agency in September.
Eleven people killed in China coal mine explosion
The site of the blast was the city of Yan’an in northern China, a mountainous region in the Shaanxi province.
Climate campaigners push for legal action against Ffos-y-Fran coal mine in South Wales
The permission to operate Ffos-y-Fran mine near Merthyr Tydfil expired in September 2022, but the mine’s operations have continued ever since.