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…
Canada: We need to better regulate Canadian companies abroad
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Africa: Obama’s Last Chance in Africa
If he wants to save his legacy on Africa, Barack Obama will have to be more than a shill for…
Canada: What will convince Ottawa to rein in Canadian companies?
Gregory Regaignon, North America Researcher & Research Director, and Emily Kaufman, Research Intern, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Canada…
Kenya: Balala Says Changes in Mining Laws Positive
July 16, 2015 BY MARTIN MWITA FOREIGN mining firms will have to offer a minimum of 20 per cent shares…
Tanzania: CAG Faults NEMC Over Mining Inspections
Published on Monday, 13 July 2015 02:27 Written by FAUSTINE KAPAMA The CAG, Professor Mussa Assad NATIONAL Environmental Management Council…
Nigeria: Miners Urge Govt To Revive Ajaokuta Steel Mill
By Mathias Okwe on July 5, 2015 Ajaokuta Steel complex STAKEHOLDERS in the solid minerals sector have called on president…
Zimbabwe: Miners applaud lifting of ban on chrome exports
July 3, 2015 in News A lift on chrome ore exports ban by government has been welcomed as a major…
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