On behalf of the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), we send you warm greetings and present you with another opportunity to stand in solidarity with the communities of Sipacapa and San...
Opponents of a big mining project in the Dominican Republic asked a judge to halt the Canadian company’s operation until it addresses their concerns over the environmental impact. A consortium involving Barrick Gold and Goldcorp is making a $3 billion investment...
London-listed African Barrick Gold said that its profit fell by 8% to $39,9-million in the third quarter, after production from its mines in Tanzania declined. The group’s overall gold production dropped with 23% to 164 996 oz, compared with the corresponding...
EITI is the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Why should we be concerned about extractive industries (EI) and gender? Experience at the World Bank has identified what we call the extractive industries (EI) gender bias. For local communities, the bulk of...
After peaking in 2007, uranium prices have disappointed and, it seems, many of the stocks are looking to de-emphasize their connection to the metal. (Involves BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, AngloGold Ashanti.) See...
At today’s London AGM of the world’s biggest mining company, BHP Billiton, new company chair Jac Nasser and CEO Marius Kloppers spoke at length about climate change. They explained that the company fully accepts the science and believes that greenhouse gas emissions...
