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From left: Journalist, author and director Richard Poplak. (Photo: Mat Hayward / Getty Images) | Anthropologist, writer and documentarian Rosalind…
First Quantum Minerals Deal with Panama Sparks Major Environmental and Cultural Concerns
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Panama is Worth More Without Mining: Position Statement on the Defense of the Environment and a Rejection of the New Mining Contract
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Ethiopia: Economists highlight local investment in mining industry
February 2, 2022 BY MAHLET ABDUL ADDIS ABABA– The government’s move to engage local investors in the mining sector will…
Australian mining company’s “SLAPP case” against its critics heads to Concourt
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Chinese Quarry Miner Faces Litigation Over Illegal Dangamvura Activities
1st February 2022 News Headlines Chinese company, Freestone Mines, is facing litigation for embarking on quarry mining activities in the Dangamvura…
Indian Ocean: why is Mauritius looking to deep-sea mining?
Iqbal Ahmed Khan 31 JAN 2022 A new scramble is about the break out in the Indian Ocean, the race…
Canada – Expert Analysis: British Columbia Lagging on Mine Waste Safety
NEWS RELEASE – 31 January 2022, 9.01am EST Source: BC Mining Law Reform – MiningWatch Canada New report sets out roadmap…
Canada: New Report Recommends First Nations in B.C. Take Immediate Control of Mining in Their Territories
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