Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine may face lawsuit over pollution claims
Mining company hit with accusation it contaminated waterways with harmful levels of uranium and lead Rio Tinto is facing a likely lawsuit in an English...
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‘Staggering’ rise in women with reproductive health issues near DRC cobalt mines – study
Investigation reveals reports of miscarriages, infections and birth defects among women and girls in mining communities Women and girls living in cobalt-mining communities in the...
African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy
‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sector In an attempt to avoid the “injustices and extractivism” of...
Anglo American’s platinum arm to cut 3,700 jobs as metal’s price dives
Johannesburg-based Amplats says one in five jobs will be lost in South Africa amid plunge in profits The platinum arm of Anglo American is to...
BHP and Vale ordered to pay $15bn in damages for 2015 Brazil dam collapse
Mining companies and their joint venture Samarco ordered by Brazilian judge to pay AU$14.7bn over disaster that killed 19 people A Brazilian judge has ruled...
Judge throws out Kabwe lead-poisoning case against Anglo American mining
South African court dismisses huge class-action lawsuit over toxic legacy of mining at Broken Hill in Zambia between 1925 and 1974 A South African court...
‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now
The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer...
Panama supreme court rules Canadian copper mine contract unconstitutional
Decision comes after protests by environmentalists who said it would damage forested coastal area and threaten water supplies Panama’s supreme court has declared unconstitutional a...
‘Corruption is not an African issue’: bank chief says it’s time to believe in the continent’s future
In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank and ‘optimist-in-chief’, says the outlook is good for a continent with both the...
Brazil says illegal miners driven from Indigenous territory, but ‘war’ not over
Country’s top cop said 90% of miners despoiling Yanomami land had been expelled, though experts say they are only displaced Brazil’s top federal police chief...
