Mine, narrated by Joanna Lumley,
tells the story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe's struggle to protect
Niyamgiri, the mountain they worship as a God. London-based mining company Vedanta
Resources plans a vast open-pit bauxite mine in India's Niyamgiri hills, and
the Dongria Kondh know that means the destruction of their forests, their way
of life, and their mountain God.



Music by
Skin and Robot Club.
Update: 
David v. Goliath: Indian tribe in ‘stunning’ victory over mining giant 24 August

A tribe in India has won a stunning victory
over one of the world’s biggest mining companies. In an extraordinary move,
India’s Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has blocked Vedanta Resources’ controversial plan to mine bauxite
on the sacred hills of the Dongria Kondh tribe.



Mr Ramesh said Vedanta has shown a ’shocking’ and ‘blatant disregard for the
rights of the tribal groups’. The Minister has also questioned the legality of
the massive refinery Vedanta has already built below the hills.



The news is a crushing defeat for Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal , Vedanta’s majority owner and
founder.