Nineteen mining firms commit to poverty reduction – ICMM
Nineteen mining companies, one of them China-linked, have agreed to use their combined influence to reduce poverty and foster development. All members of the London-based International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), the 19 said...
Golden Opportunity or False Hope?
AngloGold Ashanti’s proposed gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo
New report from CAFOD and South Africa's Benchmarks Foundation
AngloGold Ashanti is a South African company with a secondary listing...
Ghana conference makes major demands for sustainability, human rights
In one of the largest and most comprehensive conferences of its kind held in Africa, 1,700 delegates from mining-affected Ghanaian communities have issued many urgent demands to their government. These would affect London-listed AngloGold Ashanti....
Guinea regime says it will audit global miners
Recently, the government of DR Congo announced results of an audit of mining contracts signed with the former military regime, mostly by foreign companies. Arguably, it took the return of a fragile democracy (though certainly...
Human cost of mining in DR Congo
A BBC report investigates the links between mineral production and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mabolia Yengo, who advises DR Congo's ministry of mines, believes that a process of certification to ensure...
Women Lead Opposition to Gold Mine in Colombia's Central Mountains
They're young, educated, angry - and they're women. They are prominent leaders of a social movement in Colombia which is fighting against a mine proposed by Africa's leading gold mining outfit, London-listed AngloGold Ashanti. Now...
