Canadian company Gabriel Resources’ Romanian subsidiary has offices in London. After lengthy debates inside parliament and widespread demonstrations throughout the country, Romania’s deputies today rejected a series of amendments designed to kick-start the...
Canadian gold giant Goldcorp had more than enough reasons to suffer from “Monday Blues,” as it began the week with a group challenging its use of lands around the Peñasquito mine in Mexico and a US$3.2 million fine for transgressions to health and safety...
Violent clashes have once again erupted between local people, police and company security guards at the giant Porgera gold and silver mine in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, operated and largely owned by the Canadian corporation Barrick Gold – the...
AMCU wins permission to strike over wages at Lonmin South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has been given permission by a government mediator to call a strike over wages against world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin, the union...
T-shirt: “Water is more precious than gold”. Photo: www.ejolt.org Mountains of Faith? Church takes on large-scale mining Faith and large-scale mining have something in common: they both move mountains. On many occasions, the Church has been an obstacle to...
The Finnish government is set to reconsider London-listed Talvivaara’s license to mine uranium, after the supreme administrative court revoked the permission granted just one year ago. The license to mine uranium was granted on March 1, and the court ruled that so...
In northern Scandinavia, locals are taking on mining giants in a bid to save an ancient environment and way of life. Mentions Anglo American, Beowulf, Talvivaara. See...
Pacific islanders have always been sustained by the ocean. Might it now make them rich – and at what cost? An analysis of deep sea mining, involving Nautilus Minerals and UK Seabed Resources. See http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/mining-the-abyss/760/.
The venue decision is expected to be made in the coming days by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The London Metal Exchange has asked a panel of U.S. judges to assign a federal court in Manhattan to handle a series of antitrust lawsuits that allege...
A coal rush that has drawn international miners to East Kalimantan province has ravaged the capital, Samarinda, which risks being swallowed up by mining if the exploitation of its deposits expands any further. Among London-listed companies active in Borneo are BHP...
London-listed mining and energy conglomerate Vedanta Resources has seen its share price tumble in morning trading, despite record oil and gas production. Vedanta, which has faced repeated criticism for its record on human rights, safety and the environment, was the...
Press comment from CEE Bankwatch Network, KOSID and 350.org The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved today during a vote of its Board of Directors a new Energy Strategy. The document is meant to give guidance on how to strategically use the...
