22nd December 2015 By RICHARD MUNGAI, Dec. 22, 2015, 7:00 am The government plans to fastrack implementation of higher mining…
WTO talks an unfair match that pits the rich against the poor
By Billow Kerrow | Saturday, Dec 19th 2015 at 22:00 NAIROBI: If you lock powerful trading giants of the West…
Zimbabwe: Platinum Miners Target Value Addition
The Herald 8th December 2015 Platinum producers including Zimplats are engaged in consultations to come up with beneficiation investment strategies…
Kenya: On the Nairobi Ministerial of the WTO
A joint statement by African and Indian civil society 2015-10-27, Issue 748 In a joint statement released and endorsed by…
UN Forum shares experiences of extractive industries and human rights
Published by MAC on 2015-11-26 The talking shop that is the Fourth Annual Forum on Business & Human Rights has…
Canada: B.C. Supreme Court Stays Lawsuit against Tahoe Resources, Denies Justice in Canada for Guatemalan Victims
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Source: Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network – MiningWatch Canada – Network in Solidarity with the Peoples…
Time for diamond companies to stop hiding behind Kimberley Process
Amnesty International Press Release 16 November 2015 Diamond companies must stop using the Kimberley Process to claim that their diamonds…
Canadian Mining Companies Better Beware, the Liberals Are Coming for Them
By Justin Ling November 6, 2015 | 8:37 pm A regime change in Ottawa means that the government of Canada…
Africa: With Around 40% of Resource Extraction and Use Linked to World Trade, New Policies Required to Address Environmental Impacts
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 IRP Report Finds Trade Shifting Burden of Environmental Impacts to Developing Economies Davos, Switzerland, 14 October…
Community Victory: Nicaragua Halts Canadian Gold-Mining Project
Published 13 October 2015 After months of campaigning, the Nicaraguan government has revoked B2Gold’s permit to mine Rancho Grande. The…
