AngloGold set on mine despite local rejection
AngloGold Ashanti is not giving up on its La Colosa project in Colombia after a referendum among local residents showed they were overwhelmingly against the building of a mine.
Tall tales and tailings – the truth about Rio Tinto's rare earth mine in Madagascar
Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in Madagascar was meant to be an exemplar of ‘corporate social responsibility’ and environmental best practice. But the reality experienced by local communities is different, writes Yvonne Orengo, with uncompensated land seizures, food insecurity, deforestation and social deprivation.
Tall tales and tailings – the truth about Rio Tinto’s rare earth mine in Madagascar
Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in Madagascar was meant to be an exemplar of ‘corporate social responsibility’ and environmental best practice. But the reality experienced by local communities is different, writes Yvonne Orengo, with uncompensated land seizures, food insecurity, deforestation and social deprivation.
UK blocks Madagascar farmer who says mining firm ousted him from land
Unsuccessful visa application prevents Athanase Monja from attending Rio Tinto AGM, where he hoped to highlight impact of mining on his community
Wild Coast anti-mining activist Nonhle Mbuthuma: ‘They must kill me alone, not with my family’
Gunfire reverberated through the valleys of the Wild Coast as residents paid homage to slain anti-mining activist Sikhosiphi Bazooka Rhadebe, who was assassinated in March 2016. An 18-month moratorium on mining activity and applications in the area has done little to end hostilities.