Ecuador’s 20-year-old mining conflict

12 January 2015 by Grégory Salomonovitch , Caroline Pothie The communities living in Intag Valley in northern Ecuador have been … More

South Africa: Robert Friedland’s mining showdown in South Africa

GEOFFREY YORK MOKOPANE, SOUTH AFRICA — The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Jan. 09 2015, 6:30 PM EST Last updated Saturday, Jan. … More

Ethiopia: Ministry Suspends Issuing Exploration Licenses in Mineral Rich Areas

By Kaleyesus Bekele The Ministry of Mines announced that it has stopped issuing mineral exploration licenses in the South Western … More

SOMALIA – Somalia expels Chinese firm for ‘illegal mining’

Illegal mining activity has caused “public turmoil” and have been ordered out of the country. World Bulletin / News Desk … More

NIGERIA – Shell to pay over $83M US to Nigerian village due to 2008 oil spills

Thought to be one of the largest payouts to a community for enviromental damage The Associated Press Posted: Jan 07, … More

HAITI – Haitian Communities File Complaint about World Bank-Supported Mining Law

January 7, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haitian Communities File Complaint about World Bank-Supported Mining Law Sound Alarm about Lack of … More

KENYA – Oil firm has no permission to start work, says official

Sunday, December 28, 2014 Mining cabinet secretary Najib Balala. The county government did not give consent to a company to start … More

ECUADOR / CANADA – Epic Chevron Battle Lands in Canadian Court

Oil giant asks Canadian Supreme Court to rewrite laws in attempt to avoid seizure of assets by Ecuadorian rainforest communities … More

Investors may have to pay royalties

Saturday, November 29, 2014 By OUMA WANZALA An oilrig worker at Ngamia 3 oil exploration site in Nakukulas Village, Turkana … More

County ordered to stop collecting titanium levy

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 By By GITONGA MARETE and BRIAN OCHARO Transition Authority chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi. He said the Constitution does … More