Barrick Gold and the Indigenous communities of Huasco, Chile Posted on September 30, 2015 This week’s guest writer is Adrienne … More
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Extractive Industries and Human Rights in Central Africa
29 September, 2015 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human … More
Corporate bias at the World Bank Group
The World Bank Group’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes This briefing focuses on the main venue for settlement … More
Can anything good come out of mining?
Posted on Monday Sep 28th, 2015, at 12:00am CONJUGATIONS By Lila Ramos Shahani It is difficult to lose the irony … More
Tanzania: Dar Finds Massive Graphite Deposits
26th September, 2015 By Eric Kabendera The discovery of huge graphite deposits by three companies in Tanzania will help the … More
Cyanide Spill in Argentina Highlights Canadian Mining Crimes
‘They cannot continue to handle affairs that are so delicate, that affect the environment and people this way.’ Published on … More
South Africa: Strike at West Coast sand mine turns nasty
23rd September 2015 Mary-Anne Gontsana Workers at Australian-owned Tormin mine on the west coast are still on strike after a … More
Ownership of privately-held companies: privacy versus transparency
BY ALEXANDRA WRAGE POSTED AUGUST 24, 2015 Beginning in 2016, corporations in the United Kingdom will have to disclose the … More
The right to say “No”: Indigenous rights experts weigh in on community consent
August 20, 2015 Posted by Emily Greenspan Wearing traditional Kichwa dress, a group of indigenous women walk to their shared garden … More
South Africa: Mining people for profits
17th August 2015 Opinion – Terry Bell Large scale redundancies in the South African mining sector, running to tens of … More