By Saul Dec 14, 2020 A central demand of climate movements has been to move to ‘100% renewable energy’ —…
Uganda: Museveni, Kigezi youth disagree on iron ore mining
Monday, December 14, 2020 Summary UTILITY. Endowed with minerals, Uganda has estimated 55m metric tonnes of recoverable iron ore deposits valued…
Philippines: Opposition to Presidential order to negotiate OceanaGold’s license renewal
Gov. Carlos Padilla has appealed to President Duterte to discontinue mining operations. Source: Statement, Manila Times, Philippine Star 2020-12-14 Published…
Canada: Nouveau Monde Graphite Still Has No Consent from Atikamekw Nation
Source: Atikamekw Council of Manawan FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH, 11 December 2020, 11.19am EST (Manawan, Quebec) While the Chairman and CEO of Nouveau…
All the world’s at C – Part 1
Published by MAC on 2020-12-10Source: MAC (2020-12-04) This Essay – though book length in all – isn’t intended to intimidate,…
Tanzania: 1961-2020 – Independence Anniversary-Minerals Bolster Coffers Thanks to Major Reforms in Mining Sector
By Staff Writer 09/12/2020 MINING sector is one of the Tanzania’s great success stories as the country turns 59 years…
A Pan-American silver play is falling apart in Chubut, Argentina
The mining zoning bill failed to pass a commission vote last week. Published by MAC on 2020-12-08Source: EQS Notas, Radio…
TANZANIA: STAMICO WINS AWARD IN INDONESIA
07-12-2020 | 20:19 AfricaPress-Tanzania: THE State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) has upped its international opportunities after winning the 4th Appreciation Award from…
Uganda gives environmental consent to oil pipeline despite objections
4th December 2020 By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has granted environmental approval for a $3.5 billion pipeline to export…
“It did not go well” – Barrick continues pressure on Papua New Guinea government while ignoring human rights
NEWS RELEASE 4 December 2020, 8.03am EST Information received by MiningWatch Canada indicates that Barrick Gold (Barrick) continues to play…