The world’s biggest diamond mining and sales’ company, De Beers, has angered Indigenous land holders by its recent exploration forays in southern India and northern Canada. UK-based Anglo American is the biggest shareholder in De Beers (at 45%), with the...
A Colombian state ombudsman recommended the government reject a license for Canadian miner Greystar Resources to develop a gold mine that would impact the delicate paramo ecosystems in northeastern Santander province. Greystar has a listing on London’s...
Rio Tinto has entered into fresh discussions with Orissa Mining Corporation to finalise a detailed agreement on iron ore mining in the state. If approvals come through, this would be the first foreign investment in iron ore mining in the country. Incidentally, Rio...
Over the past decade UK-listed African Barrick Gold has become the largest gold producer in Tanzania. In 2010 the company budgeted a total of $20.4 million for protection at all four of its Tanzanian mines; the biggest share going to North Mara, a 16-square-mile lease...
According to the Canadian International Bank of Commerce (CIBC) last year a total of 1,434 mining companies was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX and TSX-V), and “only” 173 on the London Stock Exchange and Alternative Investment Market (with 610 on...
