Miner GCM Resources is the subject of a complaint to the Organisation for Co-operation and Development over a controversial coal mine in Bangladesh. Emails obtained by London Mining Network under the Freedom of Information Act show the company also requested help to...
AREVA, the French nuclear energy giant that last month indefinitely postponed opening its uranium mine in the Namib Desert, paid about N$30 million to United Africa Group (UAG) shortly after the Namibian company had bought shares in Areva’s desalination plant. Both...
It’s enough to give you whiplash. Last month, the World Bank put out a devastating new report on why 4 degrees Celsius of global warming “simply must not be allowed to occur.” This month, the Bank is considering whether to provide financing for a new...
Cam Simpson, a Bloomberg journalist with a well-earned reputation for exposing the adverse impacts of mining on human rights and the environment, tells a frightening story, focussing on the huge gulf between promises made by London-listed African Minerals, and...
Greenland has passed a bill setting the framework for foreign mining and exploration companies to take advantage of the natural resources of the Arctic island and opening up for cheaper labour, including staff from China. The legislation defines the size of what is...
The future of the Simandou iron ore deposit currently lies in limbo as the government must first decide whether to honour previously negotiated deals, or demand better terms. One of the companies involved is Rio Tinto. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is...
