Disputes continue in South African platinum belt

Amcu set to defy Motlanthe The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) looks set to ignore Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s efforts to bring stability to the mining sector by embarking on yet another wildcat strike, despite a meeting with him this...

Deep Sea Mining − The Pacific Experiment

Pacific women protesting in the streets at the International Rio+20 Conference in Brazil actively promoting the ‘No Experimental Seabed Mining’ message. Source: http://ramumine.wordpress.com/ by Helen Rosenbaum and Natalie Lowrey Deep Sea Mining Frenzy A...

Police forces threaten Dongria not to oppose Vedanta mine in India

Foil Vedanta  Press Release, Friday 7th June 2013 Reports from the Niyamgiri hills have confirmed that CRPF special forces have been targeting villages who are opposing Vedanta’s proposed mine, threatening them not to do so, and destroying grain stores and items of...