Decree no 99-954 (15 December 1999) amended by Decree no 2004-167 (3 February 2004). safety concerns in one of Madagascar’s most impoverished regions. The QMM mineral sands project was recognised by Rio Tinto's Chief Executive for the 2009 Safety Award for outstanding safety performance.This project posed challenges on a number of fronts: forming the joint venture, operating in a remote location with challenging logistics and a site exposed to cyclonic weather and operating in an extremely sensitive environmental footprint under intense scrutiny by most major environmental bodies.

Al Jazeera (2009). The Andrew Lees Trust (2009). 2006-910 (19 December 2006). The breakdown for year six and beyond is: Local expenditures US$ 4-5 million/year Government fiscal profits (i.e. and some long-term residents were leaving town. Seagle, Caroline (2011). Its work includes providing finance, marketing and training to micro, small and medium-sized businesses and has, since inception, trained more than 4,500 people and supported around 200 businesses.We work with the Malagasy people and with archaeologists to survey and map sites and artefacts of cultural significance. 2005-021 (17 October 2005). We argue that ‘pacification’, theorised as a productive form of violence that works through the re-ordering of socio-nature, underwrites the forms of ‘security’, ‘stability’ and even ‘sustainability’ that facilitate multiple and overlapping strategies of value extraction in the territorial and extra-territorial spaces occupied by the QMM mine partnership. The Cyber Observer blog (2010). QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) is a mining company located in the Fort-Dauphin region of southeastern Madagascar. Rio Tinto threatens to exit Madagascar after CEO is trapped by protesters. Madagascar : 584.000 tonnes d'ilmenite exportes depuis le dbut delann. Changes to local property ownership as a result of the project 12 years 6 months. It is based on a review of background documents, both published and Read more. Rio rare fragments of coastal forest and heathland found only in Madagascar.Many local people have little or no Edward Carver on 9 April 2019 Youtube video (2010).

Available at Accessed 5 January 2013. Kashi, Ed (2010) Madagascar: A Land Out of Balance. commonly known as Fort Dauphin, serves as a fishing and foraging ground for QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) is a mining company located in the Fort-Dauphin region of southeastern Madagascar. violating national law and raising the possibility that radionuclide-enriched This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.As some data privacy laws regulate IP addresses and other information collected through the use of cookies as personal data, Rio Tinto’s processing of such personal data needs to comply with its Data Privacy Standard (see Part 1 of our With the exception of the use of cookies (explained below), Rio Tinto generally does not seek to collect personal data through this website. ilmenite and zircon from heavy mineral sands over an area of about 6,000 social, environmental and economic upheaval caused by the project affects Mongabay Series: Conservation in Madagascar. Our operation near Fort Dauphin in the Anosy region of south-eastern Madagascar produces ilmenite, which is a major source of titanium dioxide.

The World Bank, which funded a portion of the port, required first world standards for the project. The award also recognised our efforts to build a sustaining safety culture for the community and country.The ultimate Client is Rio Tinto Plc, with QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) the contracting party. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.As some data privacy laws regulate IP addresses and other information collected through the use of cookies as personal data, Rio Tinto’s processing of such personal data needs to comply with its Data Privacy Standard (see Part 1 of this Privacy Policy), and also applicable data privacy laws.These Cookies are used to provide a better user experience on the site, such as by measuring interactions with particular content or remembering your settings such as language or video playback preferences.These Cookies allow us to analyse site usage in order to evaluate and improve its performance. people in nearby villages (Mongabay). In January rights that are afforded a lower legal status despite having been held for UCN and Rio Tinto signed a 3-year collaboration agreement in 2010 Panos. For example, the team designed rafts made of bamboo to populate the centre of the water body with wetlands species typical of the region. Madagascar. Julio Rakotonindriana.

Iron ore, one of the most abundant metals on Earth, is the primary raw material used to make steelWe work in about 36 countries – in mines, smelters and refineries, as well as in sales offices, data centres, research and development labsOyu Tolgoi is one of the largest known copper and gold deposits in the world. The mining-conservation nexus: Rio Tinto, development gifts and contested compensation in Madagascar. QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), near Fort Dauphin in the Anosy region of south-eastern Madagascar, produces ilmenite which is a major source of titanium dioxide, predominantly used as a white pigment in products such as paints and paper. Madagascar mining damaging environment. This report is a baseline evaluation funded by Qit Madagascar Minerals (QMM) aimed at promoting communication, dialogue and reinforce confidence around the Qit Madagascar Minerals mining site in Fort-Dauphin implemented …