10th February 2022 By Thandiwe Garusa NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa has launched a scathing attack on Chinese nationals, describing them … More
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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
Canada: Lake Babine Celebrates BC’s Rejection of Proposed Morrison Mine
FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH 8 February 2022, 9.34am EST Source: Lake Babine Nation Lake Babine Nation is celebrating the Province’s second rejection … More
Zimbabwe: Mutare Residents Push For Reversal Of Chinese Quarry Deal
By Donald Nyarota on February 3, 2022 MUTARE- Mayor, councilor Blessing Tandi is facing public backlash for granting license to a Chinese … More
Zimbabwe Villagers Fear Being Evicted to Make Way for Chinese Mining Company
February 02, 2022 6:02 PM Columbus Mavhunga MUTOKO, ZIMBABWE — Villagers in Zimbabwe say a Chinese mining company has told … More
South Africa – The zama zama: Informal mining ‘unlike anything else in the world’
From left: Journalist, author and director Richard Poplak. (Photo: Mat Hayward / Getty Images) | Anthropologist, writer and documentarian Rosalind … More
First Quantum Minerals Deal with Panama Sparks Major Environmental and Cultural Concerns
2 February 2022, 1.51pm EST Viviana Herrera Interim Latin America Program Coordinator Last week, the Panamanian Campesino (small farmers) Union … More
Panama is Worth More Without Mining: Position Statement on the Defense of the Environment and a Rejection of the New Mining Contract
FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH 2 February 2022, 1.31pm EST Source: Panamá Vale Más Sin Minería (Panama is Worth More Without Mining) Original … More
Ethiopia: Economists highlight local investment in mining industry
February 2, 2022 BY MAHLET ABDUL ADDIS ABABA– The government’s move to engage local investors in the mining sector will … More