New mining projects are being re-branded clean, green and vital to climate action across Europe. The reality is very different.
… The greenwashing of metal mining Hannibal Rhoades Lynda Sullivan mirko nikolic | 24th September 2021 | News Mining Climate Change Editor’s Picks 40_bjornevatn_-_svein_lund.jpg New mining projects are being re-branded clean, …
Disastrous water pollution from gold mines in El Salvador has united government and people to oppose new metal mines, writes Lynn Holland. In Central America's most water scarce country, the imperative is to keep lakes, rivers and streams clean and wholesome. But there may be a heavy price to pay, with a Canadian mining company pressing a $300 million 'compensation' claim.
… For the love of water: El Salvador's mining ban may cost $300m 'compensation' Lynn Holland | 10th October 2015 News Mining Water El Salvador Central America … may be a heavy price to pay, with a Canadian mining company pressing a $300 million …
Research exposes the systemic nature of the conflicts created by the Canadian mining company Pan American Silver (PAS).
… et al | 4th March 2020 News Latin America Mining Conflict … of the conflicts created by the Canadian mining company Pan American Silver (PAS). A … conflicts and harms associated with eight mining projects, from Mexico to Argentina, …
The Turow open-pit lignite mine is drying up water sources on both sides of the Polish-Czech border. In light of plans to expand mining at Turow, Czechs are now rebelling against putting up with damages from a foreign mine they get no benefits from CLAUDIA CIOBANU reports
… angry at severe water loss caused by Polish mining Claudia Ciobanu | 28th November 2016 News Mining Coal Fossil Fuels Dispute Pollution Environmental Damage polish mining .jpg The Turow open-pit lignite mine is …
Community fears for the restoration of the UK’s largest open pit coal mine.
… | 5th May 2023 | News Coal Climate Change Mining South Wales ffos-y-fran-cut.jpg … "This is a strong and clear message that coal mining goes against Wales’ climate, planning … against the company, which has continued mining coal in the months since its planning …
The mining industry has abused the pandemic to turn a profit and advance their interests, putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm.
… Mining industry profits from pandemic Hannibal Rhoades | 3rd June 2020 News Mining Covid Capitalism Mineral Extraction … Picks No es No. Photo: Nicolas Palacios The mining industry has abused the pandemic to …
The pristine landscape of South Africa's Wild Coast is under threat from mining, writes Hal Rhoades, and the communities standing up to defend the land are facing deadly consequences: harassment, threats, physical assault and murder. Attacks on mine opponents have taken four lives so far and many others have been injured. But the opposition is growing and gaining international support.
… Mining, money and murder: the deadly struggle … Wild Coast Hal Rhoades | 12th May 2016 News Mining South Africa Africa Indigenous Peoples … Africa's Wild Coast is under threat from mining, writes Hal Rhoades, and the …
'Green mining' is an oxymoron that is gaining traction in the EU and pushes a risky narrative about an environmentally destructive sector.
… Unearthing the buried truth about green mining Diego Francesco Marin | 9th June 2021 | News Mining Environmental Justice Portugal EU … Editor’s Picks coal-mine.png 'Green mining' is an oxymoron that is gaining …
A remote corner of Sweden's Arctic forest has become a battleground, writes Alex Forss, over proposals for a huge iron mine that would occupy a key reindeer migration route. And with their cultural and economic survival under threat, it's a battle the Sami cannot afford to lose.
… iron mine Alec Forss | 12th June 2014 News Mining Indigenous Peoples Sweden Forests … 20,000 in Sweden - against those in favour of mining as a means of boosting jobs and … Fredrik Reinfeldt having announced that mining is to Sweden what oil is to Norway, the …
Mining giant BHP was complicit in the Samarco mining disaster in Brazil but the company has not learned from the experience.
… Noonan | 15th September 2020 | News Uranium Mining BHP Editor’s Picks Tailings-Olympic-Dam.JPG Mining giant BHP was complicit in the Samarco mining disaster in Brazil but the company has …
What causes tailings dam - an earth-fill embankment dam used to store byproducts of mining operations - disasters and are there industry solutions?
… News Tailings Dam Brazil Disaster Regulations Mining Change Makers … embankment dam used to store byproducts of mining operations - disasters and are there … solutions? Brazil witnessed its worst ever mining disaster earlier this year, after …
Almost entirely unknown to the outside world, and even to most local residents, hundreds of square kilometres of South Africa's Karoo dryland have been bought up by uranium mining companies, writes Dr Stefan Cramer. With no strategic assessment of the industry's devastating impacts and massive water demand, official permission could soon be granted for vast open pit mines.
… Uranium mining threatens South Africa‘s iconic Karoo … Stefan Cramer | 28th April 2016 News Nuclear Mining South Africa Namibia Russia Pollution … Karoo dryland have been bought up by uranium mining companies, writes Dr Stefan Cramer. …
A critical appraisal of the mining industry’s contributions to the global water crisis, on World Water Day 2019 and in the wake of recent disasters.
… Undermining the watercycle Hannibal Rhoades Sara Campanales | 22nd March 2019 News Mining Water World Water Day Health … A critical appraisal of the mining industry’s contributions to the global … clean water advocate, Maude Barlow, explains: Mining and water “Major bodies of water have …
A federal judge has ruled the expansion of Montana coal mine illegal for impacts on water resources, the Yellowstone River, and the climate.
… Dahnoun | 6th October 2022 | News Coal Mine Mining coal_mine.jpg A federal judge has ruled … in June 2019 by the federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and allowed Western Rosebud Mining, LLC (WRM) to strip-mine a new area, …
The South African government is currently embarking on streamlining decision-making processes in mining. To many this sounds like more top-down decision-making at the expense of those communities that will have to host mines and paves the way for more violent conflict, warns JASPER FINKELDEY
… Ecologist Special Report: Why mining and violence are inextricably linked … Jasper Finkeldey | 27th March 2017 News Mining South Africa Acitvisim Violence mining south africa.jpg The South African …
Rio Tinto's QMM ilmenite mine in Madagascar has breached a legal buffer zone, exposing local people to “unacceptably high” environmental risks, a new study by the Andrew Lees Trust has found. YVONNE ORENGO and STEVEN EMERMAN report
… water pollution as Madagascar mining breaches legal limits Yvonne Orengo Dr … 2018 News Pollution Radioactive Waste Mining Madagascar random_women_with_girls.jpg … of an environmental buffer zone by the mining group Rio Tinto’s subsidiary, QIT …
Firm mined 270,000 tonnes of coal since planning permission ran out - more than planned extension had proposed.
… Early | 15th August 2023 | News Coal Mining Editor’s Picks Merthyr South Wales Ltd … decide about enforcing against the illegal mining once it had decided whether to approve … a clear and complete ban on any coal mining on Welsh soil, bringing it in line with …
The UK Government and industry players are looking to revitalise domestic mining, placing communities and ecosystems under threat.
… Mining in the UK: Part I Dawn Stevenson | 4th February 2019 News Recycled Mining UK Extractivism Brexit Gold Lithium … players are looking to revitalise domestic mining, placing communities and ecosystems …
Mining for minerals and metals is on the rise, threatening communities, ecosystems and a just transition to clean energy.
… Dawn Stevenson | 12th April 2019 News Mining Brexit UK Extractivism Mineral … Europe Climate Change Renewables Uk Mine Mining for minerals and metals is on the rise, … to follow in the footsteps of the European Mining Boom? Our original (Br)exit date of the …
The latest country to be hooked under 'free trade' agreements is Colombia, writes Pete Dolack, sued for tens of billions of dollars by US and Canadian gold mining companies for valuing its national parks and the high-altitude Andean wetlands that provide 70% of the nation's water above the profits of foreign corporations. Free trade or clean water? You can't have both.
… Pete Dolack | 14th April 2016 News Colombia Mining Trade US Canada Water Conservation … billions of dollars by US and Canadian gold mining companies for valuing its national … standoff between clean drinking water and mining profits has taken shape in Colombia. …
Mining is booming in Northern Ireland. Five companies currently hold 10 mineral prospecting licences for different location across the country. EMILY MACINTOSH reports
… Is Northern Ireland up for grabs in a new mining boom? Emily Macintosh EnvJustice | 1st August 2018 News Envjustice Mining Northern Ireland Gold Mining Environmental Justice Global Atlas Of …
Africa sustains some of the most spectacular ecosystems on the planet - from the Sergengeti to the Congo Basin to the Eastern Arc forests. But those ecosystems and their iconic wildlife are now facing their greatest peril, writes William Laurance - a mining boom of unprecedented intensity.
… Africa's ecosystems imperilled by mining frenzy William Laurance | 24th June … Africa Natural World Wildlife World Heritage Mining tanzania-plains.jpg Africa sustains … greatest peril, writes William Laurance - a mining boom of unprecedented intensity. One …
Dead fish found after cyclones and storms forced Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar to dump water causes alarm.
… water Yvonne Orengo | 25th March 2022 | News Mining Madagascar poisson.jpg Dead fish found … as Ph levels - was raised by experts before mining began and ever since, but has yet to be … of heavy metal concentration levels in mining basins that may impact the natural …