The sale of the world’s deepest mine was a defining deal for mining in 2020. The operation stayed in South…
Liberia: Artisanal Miners Get Smarter Mining Training
…To Improve Mining Sector by The News Newspaper December 22, 2020 in News 7 min read Historically, artisanal mining began in Liberia…
Morocco: Protesting ‘blood phosphates’
The United States has adopted a “new official” map of Morocco. Published by MAC on 2020-12-22Source: Daily Maverick, Times Age,…
Global: Demand for minerals, overconsumption and Buen Vivir in unprecedented times
Arguments around the likely damage of expanding mining are being increasingly linked to de-growth. Published by MAC on 2020-12-21Source: Yes…
Chile: Report Reveals Teck Resources’ Climate Change Policies Purely Rhetorical”
NEWS RELEASE, 21 December 2020, 9.26 am EST Source: MiningWatch Canada – Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales de Chile OLCA The company’s…
Chile: Toxic cloud over the Caimanes Community – is Minera Los Pelambres the culprit?
By Richard | Dec 18, 2020 | News The Caimanes community, part of the Los Vilos commune in Chile, has for decades been suffering negative…
Secretive ‘gold rush’ for deep-sea mining dominated by handful of firms, report
Mining firms see the deep-sea bed as the last frontier for a mineral extraction boom. Published by MAC on 2020-12-18Source:…
US Federal Appeals Court Turns Down Maxima Acuña’s Case Against Newmont
Published by MAC on 2020-12-17Source: ERI (2020-12-16) Ruling fails to address family’s claims of abuse suffered at the hands of…
Indigenous communities under pressure from corporate mining in Chubut, Argentina
By Richard Dec 14, 2020 By Luis Claps, Mines and Communities network Three companies are now charging for a mining zoning bill…
The curse of ‘white oil’: electric vehicles’ dirty secret
The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But…
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