With weeks to go before the start of new Mercosur-EU talks on creating a free trade zone, the two sides clashed as they met in the Argentine capital to advance cooperation in mining trade. Officials said the clash occurred as ministers from Mercosur — Argentina,...
Indophil seeks new buyer for Tampakan copper-gold project INDOPHIL Resources is seeking a buyer for its stake in the Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines after China’s Zijin Mining Group abandoned a takeover bid for the company. There has been...
Bonn Climate Negotiations The recent UN climate talks in in Bonn have at least moved on from the fiasco at Copenhagen. However, the draft text that emerged at the end of the talks is still seriously flawed. Developing nations in the Group of 77 and China described it...
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What’s in store for Australian mining with the fall of the House of Rudd? A precarious peace pact has been struck between the Australian mining lobbies and the Federal Government following the sudden departure of Kevin Rudd as Australian Labor Party Leader and...
London-listed mining giant Vedanta’s proposed bauxite mine in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills has sparked protests in India and abroad. The environmental ministry, reacting to reports that the mining will impact the livelihood and traditions of the tribals who live in...
But a cloud of suspicion falls over its announcement A “perfect storm” of mining-related conflict could be brewing in Afghanistan, if a recent report in the New York Times is to be credited. The newspaper stated that the US had “discovered”...
The Guatemalan government said it would suspend operations at Goldcorp Inc’s Marlin mine due to allegations the facility was contaminating water supplies. The government said in a statement it would act to comply with the complaint lodged on behalf of...
The governor of the Philippine province of South Cotabato – where large-scale mining was formerly given high priority – has introduced legislation to ban it, thus joining provinces in Marinduque, Mindoro and Palawan. The government’s mining bureau is...
Abandoned Bougainville mine still an environmental headache Rio Tinto’s subsidiary, Bougainville Copper Ltd (BCL) is on record as wanting to return to the eponymous Pacific island, and re-open one of the most conflict-ridden mines in recent history. Although the...
According to an article in Mining News (http://www.miningnews.net/StoryView.asp?StoryID=1136802) Rio Tinto will begin construction of the $US469 million ($A542 million) Kennecott Eagle nickel-copper mine in Michigan after receiving environmental approval. A local...
Vanuatu’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion calling for the International Court of Justice to investigate the the legality of West Papua becoming part of Indonesia. The motion was jointly sponsored by prime minister Edward Natapei and opposition leader...
