A new report reveals the often devastating impact of big development projects on local communities. Sukhgerel Dugersuren interviewed the nomads…
South African mines to shed more jobs
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Namibia: Chamber of Mines to finalise beneficiation strategy this year
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Zimbabwe – Chinamasa: forget diamonds, Zim is broke
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Sierra Leone: Sleiti Holds Discussions On EITI Value Chain Analysis
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Sudan: Northern Sudanese Protest Against Use of Toxic Substances
4 March 2015 River Nile — Hundreds of people took to the streets in El Bowga, River Nile state, on…
Canada: Ottawa urges development of foreign-aid mining projects
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Appointment of Canada’s Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor
Canada’s Enhanced Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and the Office of the Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor ensure continued success abroad for…
The Negative Social and Environmental Impacts of Mining on Women
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Commentary: The risks that arise from violating CSR norms
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