The country’s gold profits are filling the pockets of crooked companies and criminals instead of benefiting its population. 11 AUG…
South Africa: ‘The only way to honour massacred miners of Marikana is for miners to own 51% of mines’
By Zukiswa Pikoli• 11 August 2021 Marikana mineworkers affiliated to Amcu lay a wreath at the Koppie in commemoration of the…
With free education, Congo’s child miners swap hammers for books
Congo was one of the last countries in the world to introduce free primary education, with 6 million children out…
Tanzania: Court Dismisses Ophir Tanzania’s 18.4bn/ – Appeal With Costs
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Kenya – Digging to survive: The female quarry workers toiling in Lamu
Friday, August 06, 2021 By Kalume Kazungu Reporter Nation Media Group What you need to know: Nancy Irungu, Elizabeth Wamboi and…
Ecuador: INV Metals’ Loma Larga Project Acquired by Canadian Company with Toxic Environmental Record in Eastern Europe and Africa
6 August 2021, 4.33pm EDT Viviana Herrera Interim Latin America Program Coordinator On the evening of May 31, 2021, communities…
Canada: Coalition Finds Noront Has Not Disclosed Business Risk from Indigenous Opposition, Calls for OSC to Investigate Ring of Fire Proponent
NEWS RELEASE 6 August 2021, 11.37am EDT Source: Osgoode Hall Law School’s Environmental Justice & Sustainability Clinic – MiningWatch Canada – Greenpeace…
Zimbabwe to Mobilize Investment in Ferrochrome Sector
6 AUGUST 2021 The Herald (Harare) By Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe is well placed to mobilise huge investment in the ferrochrome…
Kenya: Why Kakamega gold refinery will be a game changer for small-scale miners
Thursday, August 05, 2021 By Shaban Makokha Writer Nation Media Group The upcoming Ikolomani Gold Refinery, expected to be launched by…
Bougainville: Rio Tinto commits to assessment of Panguna mine legacy
Aug 5, 2021 | News By Volker Boege The giant mining multinational Rio Tinto is finally willing to face the environmental catastrophe…