AngloGold Ashanti, the world’s No. 3 gold producer, plans to invest $400-million in Colombia in the 2013-2015 period at its La Colosa deposit and other gold exploration projects, a company executive said on Friday. Some …
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AngloGold to invest $400m in Colombia 2013-15
Colombia’s resistance to corporate mining excess has lessons for the world
Voluntary guidelines are not enough. We must ensure our critical gaze on exploitative mining firms does not waver.
This article mentions smallscale mining in Colombia. One of the companies threatening small scale miners’ livelihoods is …
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NO A LA MINA! SI A LA VIDA!
Protest against London-listed AngloGold Ashanti’s plans to construct a hige opencast gold mine in Colombia
3pm-6pm, Friday 1 June, outside Colombian Embassy, London
Nearest Tube: Knightsbridge 3 Hans Crescent, London SW1X 0LN
Join us in …
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Colombia: going for gold
Small-Scale Miners in Nariño Face Crackdown as Foreign Companies Set Sights on Colombia.
This article involves South African-based, London-listed AngloGold Ashanti.
In Ghana, a mining activist fights the gold goliaths
Whether on billboards along the roads or embroidered on shirt collars, mining companies – including London-listed AngloGold Ashanti – are ubiquitous in this jungle hub of Ghana’s Western Region. Their presence is sometimes lost behind …
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Colombia: NGOs, African-descent and Indigenous communities challenge AngloGold Ashanti
Local and international NGOs say black & indigenous communities did not consent to London-listed AngloGold Ashanti’s operations on their lands, raise concerns about respect for human rights amid ongoing conflict. Business and Human Rights Resource …
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AngloGold Ashanti increased CEO compensation by 24%
CEO Mark Cutifani’s compensation was raised 24% in 2011 as profit rose to a record, the Johannesburg-based, London-listed gold miner said in its annual report published on its website.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=148827&sn=Detail&pid=92730.…
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Lawyer prepares silicosis class action suit against top South Africa miners
Nearly 7,000 plaintiffs from South Africa and Lesotho have so far signed up to a class action suit against four South African gold companies, claiming they were responsible for the workers having contracted deadly silicosis. …
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Mine rehabilitation is high risk
For residents of Johannesburg or Witbank, the most visible legacy of 100 years of mining is not the country’s well-developed engineering and financial services sectors. It is tainted water sources and dust blowing off old …
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Mining must not infringe on agriculture, minister says – Colombia
The Colombian government needs to develop responsible mining without infringing on the agricultural sector, agriculture minister Juan Camilo Restrepo told BNamericas. “We are going to begin to analyze the draft of the new mining code …
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13 mining companies sign commitment to promote sustainable mining [Colombia]
The 13 member companies of Colombia’s large-scale mining sector association SMGE signed a commitment to reinforce responsible, fair and competitive mining in the country. ?The companies that signed the agreement were Vale, Anglo American, Colombia …
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Ghana: Collection of increased tax for mining companies is being delayed
Three months after the announcement of an increase in corporate tax for mining companies from 25 to 35 percent in Ghana, the raise is yet to be implemented. The tax may not be collected until …
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