September 25, 2014, Amanda Saunders A worker sealing drums of yellowcake at Ranger uranium mine, which is surrounded by Kakadu … More
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Canadian court rules aboriginal lawsuit against Rio Tinto can go ahead
Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2014 Labrador city. A Quebec judge has ruled that a $815 million (Cdn$900 million) lawsuit … More
Guatemala stokes conflict around mining by failing to consult communities
Amnesty International, News Release September 19, 2014 Photo: Local leader Yolanda Oquelí, who suffered an assassination attempt on June 2012 … More
Ixil communities of Nebaj express opposition to US-led extraction in their territory
Thursday, September 18, 2014 “Historically, we have never received the support of the state or the government for our development, … More
Mining licence was illegal, says Najib Balala
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Mining Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala during a cabinet retreat in Nanyuki on March 5, 2014. FILE … More
World Bank Tribunal Weighs Arguments in El Salvador Mining Dispute
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, Sep 16 2014 (IPS) – A multilateral arbitration panel here began final hearings Monday in … More
Protesters in D.C. ask for halt to gold mining in El Salvador, say it will endanger ecology
Protesters gather in front of the World Bank to protest a lawsuit by OceanaGold against El Salvador in Washington, … More
Kenya conundrum: Kick out Maasai herders to develop geothermal energy?
In East Africa, a clash of two virtues: ancient homelands and clean energy. Kenya has incredible geothermal potential, but much … More
Another setback for Canadian met coal mine in Tahltan territory
Business in Vancouver | September 9, 2014 <img width=”300″ height=”250″ src=”http://www.mining.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Tahltan1-300×250.jpg” class=”attachment-home-recent-news-thumb wp-post-image” alt=”Another setback for Canadian met coal mine … More
Concrete and Comprehensive: The Swiss Commodity Market Supervisory Authority ROHMA acts to counter the “resource curse” and lessen Switzerland’s reputational risks
On-going corruption, growing inequalities and simmering conflicts mean that the abundance of natural resources leads to suffering rather than gain … More
