By Victor Juma 19th February 2018 In Summary – The announcement is a signal that the multinational could soon join…
Mining firms sue Kenya over permits
By James Kariuki 7th February 2018 IN SUMMARY – The government said Cortec’s 21-year licence was unprocedurally issued and was…
Africa: Mining Legislation in Africa Gone Back to Colonial Days
PRESS RELEASE 5th February 2018 Mining in Africa has reverted to the pre-independence days of colonialism in which legal regimes…
New Evidence of Africa’s Systematic Looting, From an Increasingly Schizophrenic World Bank
Patrick Bond A brand new World Bank report, The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018, offers evidence of how much poorer…
Tanzania’s Mining Firms Have Three Months to Comply With Law
By Beatrice Materu 23rd January 2018 In summary: – New guidelines pushed for the mandatory listing of mining companies on…
Brazil: Gold mine case bolsters Indigenous rights in Brazil. In a political climate widely seen to privilege industry, decision to uphold the suspension of a Canadian miner’s licence is a tidal shift
The Globe and Mail 18 Dec 2017 STEPHANIE NOLEN, RIO DE JANEIRO A Brazilian appeals court has upheld the suspension…
Tanzania: Who Should Shoulder the Blame for Rot in Mining?
23 NOVEMBER 2016 The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) By Kelvin Matandiko Dar es Salaam — Tanzania, sitting on a fortune…
Is Australia shifting away from free trade?
More Philippine miners threatened with suspension under crackdown
Published by MAC on 2016-10-27 Source: Statements, Reuters, Bloomberg, PDI, Sun Star (2016-10-27) It has been another hectic few weeks…
Kenya: Weak Data Buries the Shine of Kenya’s Huge Mineral Resource
25 OCTOBER 2016 The Nation (Nairobi) By Edwin Okoth Kenya has vast mineral deposits that remain largely unexploited as data…
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