South Africa: Mines are failing Limpopo communities, says scathing report

Researchers recommend that state implements harsher measures against non-compliant companies 24 February 2022 | By Tania BroughtonNews | Limpopo Sefateng Chrome Mine in Limpopo was … More

Movement of Dam-Affected People (MAB) Partners with Brazilian Public Universities to Study Impacts of Dam Breach

Source: Movement of Dam-Affected People (Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens – MAB) Residents of the district of Aurizona (municipality of Godofredo … More

Small-scale gold miners in DRC challenge the view that they can’t cut it

Published: February 23, 2022 4.21pm SAST Ben Radley, University of Bath Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in … More

South Africa: Western Cape government joins battle over mining

Appeal filed against new coastal prospecting licence 23 February 2022 | By John YeldNews | Western Cape UCT researchers have appealed the approval given to … More

Canadian Investors Injected Over US$ 2 billion into Mining Companies with History of Human Rights and Environmental Violations in the Brazilian Amazon

Source: Association of Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples (APIB) — Amazon Watch New report by the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) … More

Congo Nears Deal With Israeli Billionaire to Recover Assets

Michael Kavanagh, William Clowes 9:58 PM IST, 19 Feb 20223:38 PM IST, 21 Feb 2022 (Bloomberg) — Democratic Republic of Congo’s government … More

Uganda: Government Accused of Frustrating Bill On Mining

11 FEBRUARY 2022 Nile Post News (Kampala)By Esther Namutamba Civil Society Organisations and legislators on Parliament’s Natural Resources Committee have … More

Zimbabwe: Drive The Chinese Out – Mliswa

10th February 2022 By Thandiwe Garusa NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa has launched a scathing attack on Chinese nationals, describing them … More

Canada: Community Hikes on the Controversial Claims of Sayona Mining

10 February 2022, 5.12pm EST Rodrigue Turgeon (Anicinape Aki, La Motte, Abitibi, Quebec, Canada) Founded in March 2021, the Collectif des … More

One Year Since Cuenca, Ecuador Voted to Protect Water Over Mining, Communities Demand Their Decision Be Respected

9 February 2022, 1.11pm EST Viviana Herrera Interim Latin America Program Coordinator This week marks one year since residents of the canton … More