Tuesday, 21st January 2021 Summary The joint venture will see the establishment of Tembo Nickel Mining Ltd for extraction of … More
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Zambia: UK Copper Mining Company Settles Pollution Claim With Zambian Villagers
19 JANUARY 2021 Radio France Internationale After six years of seeking damages for the pollution that has affected their lives, … More
Canada: New Map Shows Dozens of Mine Pollution Threats in BC
NEWS RELEASE 19 January 2021, 4.43pm EST Source: BC Mining Law Reform – SkeenaWild – Northern Confluence – MiningWatch Canada [See … More
Chilean Court sides with indigenous communities in Cerro Colorado water case
Published by MAC on 2021-01-16Source: Reuters, Miningnews.net (2021-01-26) The mine extracted about 1.2% of the country’s total copper output in … More
Africa: How Do We Reverse the Resource Curse?
Africa In Fact (Johannesburg) ANALYSIS By Ross Harvey 15th January 2021 Scholar Richard Auty first coined the phrase ‘resource curse’ … More
Kenya: Chaos rocks Macalder mines as factions clash
Ian Byron, Nation Media Group Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Tension is high at Macalder’s Copper Hill Mines in Nyatike after two … More
Mining company to pay New Mexico $11 million for toxic Gold King spill
By Scott Wyland swyland@sfnewmexican.com Jan 13, 2021 Updated Jan 13, 2021 The state of New Mexico has reached an $11 million settlement … More
Guinea: Steinmetz Trial: The Largest Corruption Case in the Mining Sector Goes to Court in Geneva
Public Eye (Zurich/Lausanne) PRESS RELEASE Today, a historic trial is starting in Calvin’s city. Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz faces charges … More
Congo-Kinshasa: In Secret Action, Trump Administration Granted License to Sanctioned Mining Billionaire Dan Gertler
The Sentry (Washington, DC) ANNOUNCEMENT Washington, DC — Experts Recommend Banks Maintain Blocks on Gertler-Linked Assets and Transactions In a secret, last-minute … More
UPDATE: 1 UK shareholder raises concerns over Rio/BHP Arizona mine
By Clara Denina, Ernest Scheyder LONDON/HOUSTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A leading British local government pension group has urged mining … More