Publications from Other OrganizationsThorough research has already been conducted regarding the environmental and social costs of the mining industry. We have included just a handful of those reports on this page.

Case Study: Marinduque, the Philippines (link) / Recently Published by Oxfam Australia

The Marinduque Case Report investigates community complaints with the Marcopper mine located on Marinduque Island, the Philippines. When Marcopper started mining four decades ago, local communities could not have foreseen the devastation it would bring. For more than 20 years, Marcopper dumped millions of tonnes of toxic mine waste into Marinduque’s seas and polluted its rivers. As a result, local people have lost their health, livelihoods and some have even lost their lives. (March 2005)

Digging to Development? A Historical Look at Mining and Development (pdf) / Published by Oxfam America

Large scale mining has had serious environmental and social impacts on poor communities around the world. Yet international financial institutions such as the World Bank continue to promote mining in developing countries. They justify this in part on the apparent success rich countries like the US, Canada and Australia have had with mining. This report finds that mining was actually much less important in these countries than the World Bank claims and argues that these countries should not be used as models for developing countries today. (September 2003)

Extractive Sectors and the Poor (pdf) / Pulished by Oxfam America

Developing countries that rely heavily on oil or mineral exports suffer higher rates of poverty and child mortality, and spend more on their militaries than similar countries with more diverse economies, according to a study released today by Oxfam America.

“Extractive Sectors and the Poor” comes on the eve of a new yearlong World Bank review of its oil, gas, and mining investments. The report contests the conventional economic wisdom that developing nations prosper by extracting and exporting their oil and mineral wealth. (Oct 2001)

Dirty Metals: Mining, Communities and the Environment (pdf) / Published by Earthworks and Oxfam America

Dirty Metals: Mining Communities and the Environment details the massive pollution, huge open pits, devastating community health effects, worker dangers and, in many cases, human rights abuses that have become hallmarks of gold and metals mining in countries such as Peru, Indonesia, Ghana and in parts of the United States. (2004)

Breaking promises, making profits - Mining in the Philippines (pdf) / Published by Christian Aid and PIPLinks

As the Philippines government renews its commitment to promoting foreign investment in mining, Breaking Promises, Making Profits exposes the true costs of mining and calls on politicians and the international community to take responsibility for the ethical operation of both foreign and national mining companies.

The report examines the environmental legacy of the Mankayan copper and gold mine, owned by Philippine company Lepanto, which has caused pollution damage across four provinces. (December 2004)

Hands Off! Why International Financial Institutions Must Stop Drilling, Piping and Mining (link) / Published by Friends of the Earth International

This report examines the costs and benefits various extractive industries around the globe. Among the various case studies are two which highlight the mining industry in the Philippines.