Papua New Guinea: Porgera is Burning, Where is Barrick?

17 September 2024, 2:34pm EDT Source: MiningWatch Canada “We are dying, …we have no shelter from the rain, …we are … More

Africa: How Can Africa Make the Most of Its Minerals?

Mining in Mudzi district, Zimbabwe. (file photo) LindaMujuru/GPJ 10 September 2024 The New Times (Kigali) By James Karuhanga A boom … More

Senegal Sets Out to Secure Fairer Partnerships in Mining Sector

Inhabitants of Barafoute village, in Kedougou, Senegal, digging 15 metres deep in search of gold. 7 July 2024 By: Zeenat … More

Niger Revokes French Operating Licence At Major Uranium Mine

Daily Trust (Abuja) Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:44:43 WAT Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer … More

South Africa: Youth take to their bikes to protest against mining companies

Youth Affected by Mining United in Action cycled the “Toxic Tour” to various mining companies’ offices in Johannesburg 18 June … More

Ghana: Retain Part of Profit in Ghana – Asantehene to Mining Companies

6 JUNE 2024 Ghanaian Times (Accra) By Kingsley Asare The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged mining companies to … More

Residents worry as DRC rebels frantically exploit coltan mine

May 17, 2024 7:07 AM GOMA, DR CONGO —  Reputed to be the coltan capital of the world, the mining … More

Mayan Q’eqchi’ Ancestral Council and human rights defenders speak out about possible reactivation of Fénix mine in Guatemala

14 May 2024, 2:45pm EDT Source: Maya Q’eqchi’ Ancestral Authorities The following statement was translated by Rights Action, who calls … More

Canada: Barrick Gold’s Lack of Transparency Disappoints but Doesn’t Surprise

13 May 2024, 10:15am EDT Viviana Herrera Latin America Program Coordinator The following was written by Jan Morrill, Tailings Campaign … More

Support the Petition to #CancelOceanaGold in the Philippines

9 May 2024, 9:23pm EDT We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with and support for the affected communities and … More