Barrick’s open pit mine temporarily closed after another cyanide spill confirmed Source: San Juan Hoy, Reuters, Argentina Independent (2016-09-26) Jáchal … More
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Tanzania: Govt Looks for Mining Sector to Spur Growth
23 SEPTEMBER 2016 By Maureen Odunga Tanzania aspires to see the mining sector contributes up to 10 percent to the … More
Kenya: Govt Sets Aside Sh3 Billion to Map Out All Mineral Sites in Kenya
21st September 2016 By Elisha Otieno The national government will spend Sh3 billion to map out mineral sites in the … More
Angola: Diamond Barons Destroy Food Crops
ANALYSIS By Rafael Marques De Morais Several hundred Angolan peasants and their families reportedly face the prospect of a state-sponsored … More
Africa: Is the UN All Talk or Do They Really Care About Human Rights?
15th September 2016 By Samantha Cole Today is exactly one year since public reports of the UN 2015 Geneva “criticism” … More
ICC widens remit to include environmental destruction cases
In change of focus, Hague court will prosecute government and individuals for environmental crimes such as landgrabs John Vidal and … More
Philippines: President notes “Mining – My way or the environmental highway”
Published by Mines and Communities on 2016-09-03 Source: Inquirer, Reuters, Guardian, Philippine Star, GMA (2016-09-03) The startling saga of the … More
Ombudsman finds the IFC failed to comply with its investment standards in Eco Oro Minerals in Colombia
News Release 1 September 2016, 2.55pm EDT The office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman found that the International Finance Corporation … More
Uganda: Residents, Tororo Cement Clash Over Mining Rights
21 AUGUST 2016 The Monitor (Kampala) By Steven Ariong Moroto — Residents of Tapac Sub-county in Moroto District have accused … More
Kenya: Taita Taveta Miners Under Probe Over Human Rights Violations
18th August 2016 By Abiud Ochieng Mining companies in Taita Taveta County will be investigated over allegations of human rights … More