Fresh blow to world’s largest mining project
World Bank pulls out of $20 billion Simandou iron ore project in Guinea
Romania's government agrees to a complete lack of transparency in the Rosia Montana arbitration case
In late September 2016 the arbitration set up for the Gabriel Resources vs. Romania dispute over the stalled Rosia Montana gold mine development held a hearing at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Romania’s government agrees to a complete lack of transparency in the Rosia Montana arbitration case
In late September 2016 the arbitration set up for the Gabriel Resources vs. Romania dispute over the stalled Rosia Montana gold mine development held a hearing at the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
World’s No. 1 miner BHP Billiton put its money on oil and gas
World’s No. 1 mining company BHP Billiton is going all out for its petroleum business, planning to invest as much as $5 billion in that unit as well as mulling potential acquisitions thanks recovering oil prices and the firm’s efforts to lower costs.
Climate Change Is Threatening to Exterminate the Wayúu People
In northeastern Colombia, corruption, climate change, and coal mining have collided to unleash a fatal drought.