tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post3092384082333743419..comments2023-11-28T00:11:38.855+11:00Comments on The Network: Top Ten Mining BlogsBrigidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-49184038408358326692011-10-13T12:42:53.027+11:002011-10-13T12:42:53.027+11:00Well I reserve the right to oppose BHP Billiton in...Well I reserve the right to oppose BHP Billiton in just about everything they do, and Xstrata.<br />They might produce huge profits for shareholders (and themseles), but they wreck things as they go, and set neighbour against neighbour.<br />Olympic Dam is just the latest in a very long line.<br />One still risk health problems swimming in Lake Buirley Griffin (in Canberrra) from an old Silver/lead/zinc mine at Captain's Flat - 50 kms away, up river.<br />The mine closed when I was a child.<br />Lake still contaminated.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.com