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Liberia: Artisanal Miners Get Smarter Mining Training
…To Improve Mining Sector by The News Newspaper December 22, 2020 in News 7 min read Historically, artisanal mining began in Liberia … More
Morocco: Protesting ‘blood phosphates’
The United States has adopted a “new official” map of Morocco. Published by MAC on 2020-12-22Source: Daily Maverick, Times Age, … More
Global: Demand for minerals, overconsumption and Buen Vivir in unprecedented times
Arguments around the likely damage of expanding mining are being increasingly linked to de-growth. Published by MAC on 2020-12-21Source: Yes … More
Chile: Report Reveals Teck Resources’ Climate Change Policies Purely Rhetorical”
NEWS RELEASE, 21 December 2020, 9.26 am EST Source: MiningWatch Canada – Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales de Chile OLCA The company’s … More
Chile: Toxic cloud over the Caimanes Community – is Minera Los Pelambres the culprit?
By Richard | Dec 18, 2020 | News The Caimanes community, part of the Los Vilos commune in Chile, has for decades been suffering negative … More
Secretive ‘gold rush’ for deep-sea mining dominated by handful of firms, report
Mining firms see the deep-sea bed as the last frontier for a mineral extraction boom. Published by MAC on 2020-12-18Source: … More
US Federal Appeals Court Turns Down Maxima Acuña’s Case Against Newmont
Published by MAC on 2020-12-17Source: ERI (2020-12-16) Ruling fails to address family’s claims of abuse suffered at the hands of … More
Indigenous communities under pressure from corporate mining in Chubut, Argentina
By Richard Dec 14, 2020 By Luis Claps, Mines and Communities network Three companies are now charging for a mining zoning bill … More
The curse of ‘white oil’: electric vehicles’ dirty secret
The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But … More
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