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Australian shareholders protest BHP’s uranium mining

BHP chief takes on shareholder activists ABC Radio PM Annie Guest reported this story on November 26, 2009

The protestors outside and shareholder activists inside raised concerns about uranium mining and storage……..PROTESTOR: Mr Argus… that would be millions of tonnes of radioactive waste…
PROTESTOR 2: Well yeah it’ll all be dealt with appropriately, don’t you worry about that.
ANNIE GUEST: Inside the conference centre, shareholder activists used the meeting to formally question the Board about its plans regarding uranium mining and storage…..
ANNIE GUEST: But his comments didn’t slow opposition from people like paediatrician Dr Helen Caldicott.
HELEN CALDICOTT: And we cannot support an industry that will directly increase proliferation of nuclear weapons and diseases throughout the rest of time…….
ANNIE GUEST: Also today, some Indigenous representatives accused the company of disrespecting and damaging Aboriginal people and their traditional land.

Eileen Winfield spoke about Roxby Downs in South Australia.

EILEEN WINFIELD: The mining company doesn’t listen to people. Ruining your children’s lives, anybody’s life. I mean the funny thing they worry about is the money. Money’s important, not the human side. I mean we have people dying every day…………….

Don Argus’ finale turns into a question and answer marathon THE AUSTRALIAN Matt Chambers November 27, 2009

“,,,,,,,,,a stream of questions and comments from anti-nuclear campaigners, Colombian trade unions, indigenous groups and others — given their one chance a year to complain directly to the board — stretched the meeting to four hours……………….Most of the concerns raised during the meeting were related to the Olympic Dam expansion and the proposed Yeelirrie mine in Western Australia and BHP’s involvement in the uranium industry.

BHP not prepared to declare crisis over

Sydney Morning Herald BARRY FITZGERALD

November 27, 2009 “……The marathon 3½ hour meeting was again dominated by questions on the BHP’s uranium interests and indigenous people issues, both in Australia and overseas. BHP’s chairman, Don Argus, eventually grew tired of the anti-nuclear questioning, saying he was not prepared for his last meeting as chairman to be hijacked by anti-nuclear campaigners.

November 27, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, spinbuster | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium