220 Million Tonnes! Earthworks 3rd May 2018 That’s how much hazardous waste mining companies dump directly into our oceans, rivers … More
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Corporate support for disclosing oil and mining deals is improving but more work needed to turn words into reality
Published: 3rd May 2018 A new Oxfam survey of 40 oil, gas and mining companies has found that they are … More
Africa: Phones, Electric Cars and Human Rights Abuses – 5 Things You Need to Know
Amnesty International (London) 1st May 2018 ANALYSIS The phone you’re using or the electric car you’re driving could be linked … More
Peruvian president advocates for sustainable mining
Valentina Ruiz Leotaud 30th April 2018 Peru’s new President, Martín Vizcarra, said Saturday that he was in favour of promoting … More
South Africa: Villagers Demand the Right to Say No to Mining in Their Community
Court Case May Have Far-Reaching Implications for Mining Companies PRESS RELEASE By Dewa Mavhinga 25th April 2018 This week, the … More
Rampal power plant – condemned by Norwegian Ethics Council
Published by MAC on 2018-03-21 Norway’s Council on Ethics advises the Government Pension Fund Global on its investments, making recommendations … More
India: With Goa’s MLAs Set to Ask for Mining Lease Extensions, the Politician-Miner Nexus Comes Full Circle
By Claude Alvares and Rahul Basu on 04/03/2018 The Wire 4 March 2018 The state’s politicians could’ve used recent court … More
Tanzania: Court Remands Four Miners for Deliberate Environmental Destruction
1st March 2018 FROM DAILY NEWS REPORTER IN GEITA GEITA Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday remanded four workers of the … More
Tanzania: JPM Does Us Proud On Tanzanite
Brown Jonas 28th February 2018 AFTER the works to build a concrete wall measuring 24.5km around the Mirerani mining quarries–the … More
Tanzania Mining Law to Lock Out Foreign Banks
17th February 2018 By Beatrice Materu In Summary – Mining Regulations on Local Content (2018), which came into effect in … More