Renewed Call for Real Development in Papua New Guinea

Published by MAC on 2020-10-12Source: ACT NOW! (2020-10-11) From Extraction to Inclusion Report With the release of a new report, … More

Zimbabwe: Pandemic Spurs Illegal Gold Rush in Zimbabwe Mountains

Thomson Reuters Foundation (London) By Farai Shawn Matiashe | @ZuzeShawn | Thomson Reuters Foundation Monday, 12 October 2020 04:00 GMT Chimanimani, Zimbabwe — Communities in … More

The right to consent or reject mining projects in South Africa

Published by MAC on 2020-10-11Source: Businesslive.co.za (2020-10-10) And its recognition in the Mining Law On 12th of October 2020, social … More

Campaign to Write Glacier Protection Into Chile’s New Constitution

Published by MAC on 2020-10-09Source: Columbia.edu, Mining.com (2020-10-08) A move that could hinder development of mining projects Chilean lawmakers will … More

Chinese Security Contractors in Africa

As China’s engagement with African countries has grown over the past several years, Beijing is turning to security contractors to … More

RMI Report 2020: Even the Best Mining Companies Fail to Protect Human Rights & the Environment

8 October 2020, 10.07am EDT Ugo Lapointe Canada Program Coordinator / Coordonnateur, programme nationale (MiningWatch Canada) As the extraction of minerals … More

Brazil: Samarco Restoration ‘not on track’

Published by MAC on 2020-10-08Source: Reuters, Mining-technology.com (2020-10-08) None of the 42 projects to repair damage from the 2015 collapse … More

Wave of protests against foreign owned gold mines in Kyrgyzstan

Published by MAC on 2020-10-07Source: Rferl.org, Mining.com, Reuters, Globe & Mail (2020-10-08) Amid nationwide political unrest in response to disputed … More

Zimbabwe: Thief sells self out

07 OCT, 2020 – 15:10 Senior Court Reporter AN equipment manager at a gold mining company, Mingchang Sino Africa Investment, … More

In a world that needs metals, how can we mine more responsibly?

Deer Horn Capital is seeking one of the newest and most highly regarded global mining standard certificates for its tellurium … More