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Mining Capitalism The Relationship between Corporations and Their Critics Stuart Kirsch university of california press Mining Capitalism This page intentionally left blank Mining Capitalism The Relationship between Corporations and Their Critics Stuart Kirsch university of california press University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Oakland, California © 2014 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kirsch, Stuart. Mining capitalism : the relationship between corporations and their critics / Stuart Kirsch. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-28170-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-520-28171-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-520-95759-6 (e-book) 1. Mineral industries—Environmental aspects— Papua New Guinea. 2. Mineral industries—Political aspects—Papua New Guinea. Copper mines and mining—Papua New Guinea—Ok Tedi Region. 4. Gold mines and mining—Papua New Guinea— Ok Tedi Region. 5. Ok Tedi Mining. I. Title. hd9506.p262k57 2014 338.209953—dc23 2013040294 Manufactured in the United States of America 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on Natures Natural, a fi ber that contains 30% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). To Rex Dagi and Alex Maun, ne angotmi bot-korokman, in recognition of their sacrifi ces and achievements. This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. Colliding Ecologies 15 2. The Politics of Space 53 3. Down by Law 84 4. Corporate Science 127 5. Industry Strikes Back 159 6. New Politics of Time 188 Conclusion 224 Epilogue 235 Appendix: Timeline 239 Notes 245 References 261 Index 289 This page intentionally left blank Illustrations Maps 1. The Fly River from the Star Mountains to the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. / 17 2. Major mining projects in West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. / 43 3. Key referenda on mining and development in Latin America. / 217 Figures 1. The Ok Tedi mine, 2004. / 21 2. Water from the Ok Mart River enters the polluted Ok Tedi River, 1987. / 25 3. Children playing in tailings deposit along the lower Ok Tedi River, 2008. / 29 4. Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. public relations poster, ca. 1988. / 30 5. Ghost forest on the lower Ok Tedi River, 1996. / 38 6. Yonggom activist Rex Dagi, 1996. / 59 7. Yonggom activist Alex Maun, 1995. / 60 8. “It’s Chirac . . .” Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoon, 1995. / 91 9. Signing the 1996 settlement agreement in Kiunga. / 105 ix
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