By NOBEL ZAW / THE IRRAWADDY| Thursday, January 15, 2015 | Up to 1,000 people attended the funeral of Khin…
Poor Guatemalans Are Taking On North American Mining Companies — and Have the Bullet Wounds to Prove It
As nonviolent protests have spread throughout the country, the right-wing government and the mines’ security operations have responded with force.…
Eye on Ecuador: Racking Up the China Debt and Paying It Forward with Oil
Eye on Ecuador: Racking Up the China Debt and Paying It Forward with OilJanuary 13, 2015 – Adam Zuckerman Ecuador’s…
Haitians Worry World Bank-Assisted Mining Law Could Result in “Looting”
By Carey L. Biron The road to Baradares in north central Haiti. The aim of the new draft mining law…
Ecuador’s 20-year-old mining conflict
12 January 2015 by Grégory Salomonovitch , Caroline Pothie The communities living in Intag Valley in northern Ecuador have been…
South Africa: Robert Friedland’s mining showdown in South Africa
GEOFFREY YORK MOKOPANE, SOUTH AFRICA — The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Jan. 09 2015, 6:30 PM EST Last updated Saturday, Jan.…
Ethiopia: Ministry Suspends Issuing Exploration Licenses in Mineral Rich Areas
By Kaleyesus Bekele The Ministry of Mines announced that it has stopped issuing mineral exploration licenses in the South Western…
SOMALIA – Somalia expels Chinese firm for ‘illegal mining’
Illegal mining activity has caused “public turmoil” and have been ordered out of the country. World Bulletin / News Desk…
NIGERIA – Shell to pay over $83M US to Nigerian village due to 2008 oil spills
Thought to be one of the largest payouts to a community for enviromental damage The Associated Press Posted: Jan 07,…
HAITI – Haitian Communities File Complaint about World Bank-Supported Mining Law
January 7, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haitian Communities File Complaint about World Bank-Supported Mining Law Sound Alarm about Lack of…
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