London-listed miner ENRC has ended its long-awaited governance review, confirming both the chairman and CEO in their roles as part of a trimmer board that it hopes will revive its underperforming shares.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=136466&sn=Detail&pid=92730.…
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The world’s biggest commodities’ trader has “gone public” on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges, following the conditional issue of shares to its so-called “cornerstone investors” over the previous week.
Glencore has leapt straight …
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One of the most explosive wikileaks published late last year escaped the attention of many in the international media – though it was quite widely covered elsewhere, as in this article by Julio Godoy of …
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Fourteen African and other civil society organisations, including London Mining Network, have called on BHP Billiton to halt its plans to construct a US$5 billion aluminum smelter, and co-fund a $3.5 billion hydropower project, in …
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A class action suit has been filed in Canada against a domestic company, accused of complicity in one of the worst recorded atrocities of the recent bloody conflicts in DR Congo.
It is alleged that, …
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government is in “very advanced” talks with BHP Billiton Ltd. on the Inga 3 hydropower project, as the world’s biggest mining company seeks electricity for a possible aluminum smelter.
Congo …
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London-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc has been on a takeover spree over the past year, using its cash pile to buy assets mostly in Africa to build up a broad-based mining house focused on …
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Hello, I’m a Mac, and I’m helping fuel the war in the Congo — currently the deadliest conflict in the world. So are PCs, cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronics. That’s what Apple’s …
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London-listed mining firm Randgold Resources says it is to begin mining Africa’s largest undeveloped gold deposit – in eastern DR Congo. The mine will require the re-location of 15,000 people, but Randgold says the project …
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The British government is acting unlawfully in refusing to put forward eligible UK companies and individuals trading in Congolese ‘conflict minerals’ for targeted UN sanctions, said campaign group Global Witness in an application to the …
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Delegates from the UN Security Council visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo must act decisively to prevent natural resources fuelling conflict, said campaign group Global Witness.
See http://www.globalwitness.org/media_library_detail.php/968/en/un_security_council_must_act_to_stop_mineral_trade_fuelling_congo_war.…
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