A Botswana judge has ruled that Bushmen who returned to their lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve are not allowed to drill wells for water. The decision condemns them to having to walk up to 380 km to fetch water in one of the driest places on earth. See...
While investors expect a more cautious tone to be sounded for the second half by the likes of Vale, Anglo American and Rio Tinto, strong demand from Asia is expected to have boosted first half earnings. See...
The first six months of 2010 were the warmest on record, according to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. See http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global&year=2010&month=6.
Rising greenhouse gases. Climate change. Rising energy costs. Declining fossil fuel reserves. Now the BP disaster. With the arguments against fossil fuels continuing to pile up it’s no wonder people have latched onto nuclear power as an attractive solution. Here are...
The London Metal Exchange expects trading of molybdenum and cobalt contracts, which were launched at the end of February this year, to continue to grow, although it will take time for them to become a global benchmark. See...
In October & November 2009, the Canadian House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs & Intl. Development held hearings on “Bill C-300, An Act respecting Corporate Accountability”. Statements were made regarding issues including...
The World Trade Organization called on Friday for countries to work together more closely in trade in natural resources — an area often seen as exempt from many international commerce rules. Governments must cooperate more intensively to deal with the challenges...
The discrepancy between global iron ore and steel prices could lead to a shorter-term pricing system than the quarterly adjustments currently used by Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, and multinationals BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, according to executive director of...
The group, which reported a 16% jump in quarterly iron ore production, says that uncertainty surrounds the near-term prospects for growth in the ‘developed world’. See...
Water scarcity and increasing demand from the mining sector in northern regions are behind the price hikes, which in some cases are as much as US$200,000/l/s. “There are no more freshwater rights in northern Chile for mining and an extra liter is really hard to...
What could make the world’s staunchest critics of commercial mining pause and evaluate a mechanism that could bring the status of small-scale gold producers at par with corporate mines? The International Women and Mining Network (RIMM or Red Internacional Mujeres y...
By Andrew Vickers, General Secretary of the Australian CFMEU Mining and Energy Division Fair Go for Billionaires is the CFMEU Mining and Energy’s new ground-breaking campaign to focus public attention on Tony Abbott’s absurd promise to repeal the Australian Labor...
