Nuclear waste mountains just go on growing
Nuclear waste has been an intractable problem since nuclear power was invented more than 50 years ago, and for many countries it is becoming an ever more expensive and politically embarrassing issue.
Scotland to have its first commercial gold mine
Scotland will soon have its first commercial gold and silver mine after authorities unanimously approved Tuesday Scotgold Resources’ (LON: SGZ) application for the development of its Cononish project.
Condor Gold soars as Nicaragua project won’t relocate residents
Shares in London-listed Condor Gold jumped more than 5% in London on Monday after the Nicaragua-focused miner submitted an amended Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for a processing plant at its India gold project, which eliminates the need to resettle about 1,100 people. The change in the company’s plans is likely due to massive community opposition to relocation.
Alliance of Solwara Warriors to object to exploration license
The Alliance of Solwara Warriors, a growing group of communities and supporters from Madang, New Ireland, East New Britain, Manus and Milne Bay Provinces in Papua New Guinea, are submitting an objection to the Mineral Resources Authority today against another Nautilus exploration license in the Bismarck Sea. This is also supported by churches throughout PNG including His Eminence, Cardinal John Ribat who stand with these coastal communities as the “custodians of the sea”. This is in conjunction with some powerful organising along the central west coast of New Ireland province with the villages that are living closest to Solwara 1 and the proposed new exploration licence. Warden hearings for the new exploration license will take place 20 & 21 March in three villages on the central west coast of New Ireland Province.
DRC: IndustriALL mission finds Glencore gravely mistreating workers at cobalt mines
An IndustriALL Global Union fact-finding mission to Glencore’s copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has uncovered alarming mistreatment of workers directly contradicting Glencore’s claims.