19 February 2015, 03:38PM A public hearing held on 11th February 2015 in Korba, Chhattisgarh on the nearly four-fold expansion…
Kyrgyzstan: Dam Spill Threats at a Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan
Posted by GlacierHub on Feb 17, 2015 In light of the Mount Polley tailings dam spill in British Columbia, Canada,…
Peru: Police invade Máxima Acuña Chaupe’s home
January 22, 2015 By Hillary Ojeda The anti-mining family was assaulted to prevent farming and restoration work on their property.…
Burma: Human Rights Commission Faults Police Over Copper Mine Shooting
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
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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…