NEW CALEDONIA: Making the case for a political ecology investigation at Goro nickel mine

New Caledonia’s Goro nickel mine, owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale, is unique in the world. The US $6 billion smelter, set over a vast biodiversity hotspot, is using high-pressure acid leaching treatment technology that has never been tested on such a scale. Over the past 10 years it has been th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicole Gooch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2015-05-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
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Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/155