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Solomon Islands: Siruka nickel mine: severe environmental impacts and non-compliance

This global programme seeks to improve transparency and accountability in the extractive industries, focusing specifically on the very first link in the mining value chain: the decisions by government to grant mining or exploration permits and licenses and negotiate contracts.

Nickel mining in the Siruka tenement in Choiseul is proceeding at a fast pace, and the resulting environmental damage is devastating. The mining company exploiting the nickel is failing to comply with risk mitigation and management strategies specified in the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) approved by the Solomon Islands Government; this report details these failures and provides evidence of non-compliance.

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