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…
Open contracting key to driving mining revenue
By Donald Nyarota on December 4, 2020 KARIBA- African governments’ failure to negotiate favorable mining contracts is the major factor behind their manipulation…
Children head to diamond mines in pandemic-hit Central African Republic
by Antoine Rolland | Thomson Reuters FoundationWednesday, 2 December 2020 05:01 GMT Lockdown school closures fuel sharp rise in the number of…
East Africa mining boom spells doom for environment
Published: December 2, 202010:27 am Author cajnews From MARKENZIE OMONDI in Nairobi, KenyaNAIROBI, (CAJ News) – A MINING boom along the expansive border between Kenya and…
Massive Mobilizations Ignite Argentinian Patagonia In Face of Lobby Pressure to Subvert Anti-Mining Legislation
BLOG ENTRY 2 December 2020, 12.00am EST On November 24th, 2020, the Provincial Legislature of Chubut, Argentina initiated debate on two important…
Zimbabwe: Villagers Up in Arms As Diamond Firm Sets Mine At Local School
1st December 2020 News Headlines From Tonderai Saharo recently in Chivi VILLAGERS in Sese, Chivi Central in Masvingo province have given…
Investor Alert: Equinox Threatens Community, Inexplicably Prolonging Suspension at Los Filos Mine in Mexico
BLOG ENTRY 25 November 2020, 8.48am EST Today, Equinox Gold reached the 83-day mark in the shut-down of the Los…
Equador: Shuar Arutam people announce the submission of a complaint to the ILO against the Ecuadorian State
NEWS RELEASE 23 November 2020, 12.00pm EST Source: Shuar Arutam People’s Government Council, COICA, CONFENAIE, CONAIE The complaint is based on…