Posted on Monday Sep 28th, 2015, at 12:00am CONJUGATIONS By Lila Ramos Shahani It is difficult to lose the irony…
Tanzania: Dar Finds Massive Graphite Deposits
26th September, 2015 By Eric Kabendera The discovery of huge graphite deposits by three companies in Tanzania will help the…
Cyanide Spill in Argentina Highlights Canadian Mining Crimes
‘They cannot continue to handle affairs that are so delicate, that affect the environment and people this way.’ Published on…
South Africa: Strike at West Coast sand mine turns nasty
23rd September 2015 Mary-Anne Gontsana Workers at Australian-owned Tormin mine on the west coast are still on strike after a…
Ownership of privately-held companies: privacy versus transparency
BY ALEXANDRA WRAGE POSTED AUGUST 24, 2015 Beginning in 2016, corporations in the United Kingdom will have to disclose the…
The right to say “No”: Indigenous rights experts weigh in on community consent
August 20, 2015 Posted by Emily Greenspan Wearing traditional Kichwa dress, a group of indigenous women walk to their shared garden…
South Africa: Mining people for profits
17th August 2015 Opinion – Terry Bell Large scale redundancies in the South African mining sector, running to tens of…
How developing countries are paying a high price for the global mineral boom
Soaring worldwide demand for the minerals used in electronic devices such as smartphones and laptops has left a legacy of…
Tailings: Dam breaches increasing in frequency
2015-07-29 WASHINGTON, DC – A new report available at Earthworks Action notes that catastrophic tailings spills are occurring with increasing frequency around…
Kenya: Kwale Residents Fault Balala on New Miner
STAR REPORTER 28th July 2015 Mining Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, during a press conference at a Hotel in Mombasa on…