Australian goldminer to pay Mali $160m to free detained CEO and executives
Group were held after a meeting about what mining firm referred to as unsubstantiated claims regarding taxes and levies An Australian goldmining company has agreed...
Category : Mining
Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds
Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the dead At least...
Botswana diamond could be second-largest gem-quality example ever found
Canadian company Lucara digs up ‘extraordinary’ 2,492-carat stone from Karowe diamond mine A 2,492-carat raw diamond discovered in Botswana could be the second-largest gem-quality example...
BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa
The De Beers owner is a longstanding jewel in the African’ state’s economic crown – it would be a ‘big blow’ to see it sold...
Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist
Few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says Wanjira Mathai Africa must take greater control in the...
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...
‘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...
