Tag: mining
The main judge’s unknown connection to the mining company
“I didn’t think it would make me crazy” share-arrowShare unsaveSave 796 residents from Arica sued the mining company Boliden in a Swedish court for toxic waste that was dumped in…
trial opens against mining giant BHP
In the United Kingdom, the trial of mining giant BHP opens this Monday, October 7. The BHP group is being sued following the failure of a dam in Brazil in…
Coeur Mining to buy SilverCrest Metals for $1.7 billion
(Finance) – Coeur Miningan American precious metals mining company, e SilverCrest Metalsa Canadian company active in the same field, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Coeur will acquire…
the UN denounces mining looting in the Rubaya area controlled by the M23
Before the Security Council on Monday, September 30, Bintou Keita, the head of MONUSCO, expressed serious concerns regarding mining in areas controlled by the M23. The rebel group, supported by…
Arrest in Mali of four employees of a Canadian mining company
In Mali, four employees of Barrick Gold, a Canadian mining company, were arrested. These would be senior Malian executives from the company which, along with the State, owns the immense…
Another no to mining in Kyrkberget outside Storuman – SSR: “Is positive”
The Bergsstaten authority decided in 2019 to reject the company Tertiary Gold Ltd’s application to start mining the mineral fluorite from Kyrkberget in Storuman municipality. The Norwegian Mountain State, in…
South Kivu Governor Wants to Step Up Fight Against Illegal Mining
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the governor of South Kivu drew up an initial assessment of his fight against corruption and the illegal exploitation of…
DRC: in Kolwezi, these inhabitants who refuse to leave despite the threat of mining activities
In the city of Kolwezi, the Musonoï Mining Company, a subsidiary of the Chinese group Zi Djin, is preparing to dislodge nearly 500 families from the Gécamines estate for the…
The mining company: “I don’t think the mine will affect Laponia”
At the end of June, the Supreme Administrative Court gave the go-ahead for the mining plans in Gállok/Kallak. A month earlier, the UN agency Unesco visited the world heritage Laponia…
The activists want to stop peat mining
It has almost been a month since the protests started. Since mid-July, activists have been there every day to plug the trenches and block the backhoes from breaking up the…