4 March 2022, 9.46am EST Viviana Herrera Interim Latin America Program Coordinator One month ago, on February 4, 2022, hundreds of … More
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Zimbabwe’s diamonds bring wealth for a few, despair for many
BY FARAI SHAWN MATIASHE MARCH 2, 2022 The arrival of huge mining corporations has left thousands in Marange feeling like prisoners … More
Canada: Court Rules Ottawa Can Maintain Secrecy on Aid to Goldcorp in Human Rights Dispute
2 March 2022, 12.21pm EST Source: Above Ground — Amnesty International Canada — the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability — Inter … More
Congo seals deal with Israeli billionaire to recover assets
Bloomberg News | February 28, 2022 | 8:00 am Africa Cobalt Copper Diamond Gold Oil & Gas Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, pictured here. (Image: Bloomberg Markets via YouTube.) … More
Canada: Support First Nations’ Free, Prior and Informed Consent! Restart the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment
28 February 2022, 3.00pm EST Mining companies have their eyes set on developing the so-called “Ring of Fire,” a complex … More
Zimbabwe: Chinese Granite Miner Corruptly Obtained License, Court Hears
28th February 2022 Zimbabwe By Staff Reporter TWO Mines and Mining Development ministry workers have appeared at the Marondera Magistrates Court … More
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