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Only three weeks after London-listed African Barrick announced it was replacing its CEO Greg Hawkins, Tanzania's largest gold company said Chief Operating Officer Marco Zolezzi has also decided to hit the trail. In a short statement, the firm said the recently...

Yet another eastern European oligarch, central to the accumulation of mining-related wealth, courtesy of the London Stock Exchange, has entered the  From Money to Metal wiki. See: http://www.moneytometal.org/index.php/Suleiman_Kerimov.

The people of Phulbari, Bangladesh, and different organizations including the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports (National Committee) observed ‘Phulbari Day’ on August 26, 2013, in Phulbari, Dhaka and around the country in...

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) believes that the African Mining Vision (AMV) adopted by the African Union (AU) in 2009 to provide guidance on how extractive sector-mining must be managed on the continent only favours foreign...

Fairtrade International will unveil its new standard and pricing for gold, silver and platinum and new ways of working with the jewelry industry at a roundtable discussion in London on October 9 and 10. The organization distributed new design labels for Fairtrade...

Public event, Thursday 19 September, 7 to 9pm, Unite House, 128 Theobald’s Road, Holborn, London, WC1X 8TN. Click on image for more details.

Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaigners are seeking the truth and justice for all miners victimised by the police at the Orgreave Coking Plant, South Yorkshire, on June 18, 1984. See http://unite.newsweaver.co.uk/picaed0rpond3nbg8wyrtp?email=true&a=11&p=39501465.

Rio Tinto is an Anglo Australian company, listed on the stock exchanges of both London and Australia. Rio Tinto's role on the Pacific island of Bougainville helped start a war there. “It is important to understand the significance of holding Rio Tinto responsible for...

IndustriALL Global Union is mounting a global corporate campaign against Rio Tinto in a struggle that cuts across sectoral and geographical interests. See http://www.industriall-union.org/issues/confronting-global-capital/multinational-companies-mncs/rio-tinto. For...

Although diamonds are supposed to be forever, it’s the human love affair with gold that has been truly lasting. For thousands of years, since even before the time of King Tut, gold has been prized for its beauty and value. It’s no wonder, then, that so much gold is...