A whale splashes in the ocean. The WWF has expressed concern about plans to mine the deep sea. (Photo: Abigail … More
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Death of Roger Moody, one of the founders of Mines and Communities
Published by MAC on 2022-06-20Source: Statement Roger Moody, former Managing Editor, Mines & Communities. Photo: Jamie Kneen With deep sadness … More
Africa: Advocating for African Solutions to Illicit Financial Flows
Magnitude of illicit financial flows in Western Africa. 27 JUNE 2022 By Michael Tantoh Civil society actors, journalists, academics, lawyers … More
Papua New Guinea (PNG) – Barrick Gold Corp.’s Porgera Joint Venture Mine: A Legacy of Ignoring Human and Environmental Rights Abuses
BLOG ENTRY 27 June 2022, 11.38am EDT Catherine Coumans Ph.D. Research Coordinator and Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator The case study with … More
Kenya: UK company to buy 71pc of Homa Bay rare earth project
FRIDAY JUNE 24 2022 By BRIAN NGUGIMore by this Author UK investment firm Kazera Global says it has signed an … More
Nigeria’s Latest Lithium Find – Some Key Questions Answered
24 JUNE 2022 The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg)ANALYSISBy Ibrahim Garba High-grade lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. In 2019 the total production volume … More
Liberia Risk If…
22 JUNE 2022 The New Republic Liberia (Monrovia) The European Ambassador to Liberia, Laurent Delahousse, said it would be detrimental … More
Ecuador: “Why We Mobilize” — Statement by Acción Ecológica as Mining-Impacted Communities Join National Strike
BLOG ENTRY 22 June 2022, 12.15pm EDT See the original statement by Acción Ecológica in Spanish here. Every day in Ecuador, … More
Botswana: Observer Group Calls for Broader Definition of Conflict Diamonds Amid Russia-Ukraine War
June 21, 2022 12:20 PM Mqondisi Dube Botswana’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Lefoko Moagi, says the meeting in the resort … More
Justice Delayed – Thirty Villagers Win Decades-Old Case Against Canadian Gold Mine in Philippines
NEWS RELEASE 21 June 2022, 8.00am EDT Source: MiningWatch Canada — Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns — Legal Rights and Natural … More