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- Audio/slideshow: Trouble in the valley
- In the Philippines' remote and mountainous north, minerals exploration continues to expand. Many locals are concerned at the activities of Australian company OceanaGold, and in December 2007 the Malabing Multipurpose Cooperative asked Oxfam's Mining Ombudsman to visit the area and hear their concerns. This is what we found.
- Watch 'Out of Sight, Out of Mined' video
- 'Out of Sight, Out of Mined' exposes the tragic legacy of mining on Marinduque Island in the Philippines. Runtime 30 minutes.
- Listen to an overview of the Didipio case with Oxfam's Shanta Martin (MP3 1.2MB)
- The Didipio case highlights the need to provide communities with the opportunity to give or deny their free, prior and informed consent at all stages of mining exploration, operation and rehabilitation
- Slideshow: Marinduque, the Philippines
- For more than 20 years, Marcopper mine spewed millions of tonnes of toxic waste into Marinduque island's sea and polluted its rivers. As a result, people have lost their health, livelihoods and some have died.