DR Congo: Huge expansion in cobalt and copper mining is ‘wrecking lives’ – new report

12 Sep 2023, 12:20pm Kolwezi, where many homes have been destroyed since the mine was reopened in 2015 © Amnesty International … More

Canada: Illegal Mining Claims Discovered Inside Protected Area of Nopiming Provincial Park, Manitoba

12 September 2023, 10.46am EDT Source: Wilderness Committee (Winnipeg/Treaty 1 Territory and Homeland of the Métis Nation) Last week the Wilderness Committee discovered new mining … More

Barrick subsidiary’s payments to Tanzanian officials triggered concerns over anti-corruption breaches, company e-mails show

GEOFFREY YORK, AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF Barrick Gold’s former subsidiary in Africa was paying as much as US$1.2-million annually to a powerful … More

Algeria: A mine in the middle of paradise

The Tebboune government is brutally suppressing any protest against a lead-and-zinc mine being built in a RAMSAR protected area. The … More

For Villagers in Zimbabwe, Lithium Boom Might Prove a Bust

As global demand skyrockets for the metal used in batteries, outside interests have stepped in to mine, leaving locals with … More

First Quantum’s copper deal with Panama in jeopardy as protesters take to the streets

NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT A hard-won Canadian copper mining contract in Panama has become the target of protests and legal … More

5 critical minerals needed for clean energy, which Africa has in abundance

CHINEDU OKAFOR September 6, 2023 2:00 PM 5 critical minerals needed for clean energy, which Africa has in abundance Africa … More

Mozambique: President Nyusi Impressed By Indonesian Ban On Exporting Unprocessed Minerals

6 SEPTEMBER 2023 Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo) President Filipe Nyusi has expressed how he is impressed by the … More

Barrick’s Major Mine Expansion in the Dominican Republic Brings Extreme and Unreported Risks, says Safety Expert

6 September 2023, 12.28pm EDT Source: MiningWatch Canada – Comité Nuevo Renacer – the National Space for Transparency in the Extractive … More

Ecuadorian Court Suspends Dundee Precious Metals’ Operations

BLOG ENTRY 6 September 2023, 11.22am EDT Viviana Herrera Latin America Program Coordinator A local court in southern Ecuador has … More