Articles By Section: Enviromine

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Article	Type	Published Date	Rating
China rejects projects China has reportedly rejected over ¥147 billion (US$21 billion) in project proposals due to concerns that they will increase pollution	Magazine Article	06 Jul 2009	0 Stars
Mountain-top mining gains green light A US federal court has reversed a lower court judgment to limit the use of a controversial and environmentally-damaging form of coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains of North America.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I have followed various comments and articles about mercury in gold recovery and environmental pollution. I have always wondered about comments on the loss of mercury.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Methane power Chinese coal mines are turning to new technology to cut methane emissions.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Andean villagers launch US$1bn suit against Copper Mesa and TXS Villagers from the Andean mountains in Ecuador have launched a US$1 billion lawsuit against Copper Mesa Mining Corp (formerly Ascendant Copper) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) with allegations relating to violence and human rights abuses by security forces at the Junin copper project.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Barrick Gold dropped by Norwegian pension fund Barrick Gold Corp has become the third mining company to be dropped by the Norwegian Pension Fund in two years.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Mercury treaty OK’d More than 140 countries have agreed to begin talks that could lead to a legally-binding treaty to reduce global mercury emissions by 2013.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Newmont mine community report wins commendations Non-governmental organisations have commended Newmont Mining Corp for recognising failures to engage with affected communities at its mines around the world in a newly-released community relations review.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Danger at sea A new study by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has found that fishing at sea is the most dangerous job in the world, even topping China’s coal-mining industry.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Safety Training A US judge has ordered the federal Mine Safety and Health Admini-stration to review the safety rules for small mines, which currently state that rescue teams for mines with fewer than 36 workers can train just once a year.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Game park mines The government of Botswana has announced that one of the country’s largest game parks may soon be opened to mining after it granted more than 100 licences to 14 foreign mining companies.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Illegal Miners Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd has announced that is working with the South African Police Services (SAPS), Department of Justice and private security units to address illegal mining.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Rock art Studies by the Burrup Peninsula Art Monitoring Management Committee in Western Australia, have shown that the national heritage-listed, rock-art site on the Burrup Peninsula is not being adversely affected by emissions from surrounding mines.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Gaby Wind farm Codelco, Chile’s state-owned copper firm, is launching a tender to build and operate a wind farm at its Gaby mine in region II in the Atacama Desert.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Mid-day meals Vedanta Resources plc has launched an initiative in Orissa, India, to provide 17,000 schoolchildren with mid-day meals.	Magazine Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Mining firms promote World AIDS Day A number of major mining companies, along with the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and the World Gold Council, have marked World AIDS Day by highlighting some of the work they are doing to combat AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in Africa.	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008	0 Stars
Sino Gold in Chinese agreements Sino Gold Mining Ltd has signed two landmark partnership agreements with Chinese authorities, aiming to provide the local government withthe tools to implement sustainability and health and safety practices.	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008	0 Stars
Russia a leader in CSR A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit has indicated that Russian companies are leading the field when it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR), with 90% of Russian majors having either a CSR or sustainability programme in place or in development.	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008	0 Stars
Argentina vetoes glacier law ARGENTINA’S president, Cristina Fernandez, has vetoed a law protecting the country’s glaciers.	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008	0 Stars
South Africa safety law slammed South Africa’s new mining health and safety law, which included higher financial penalties and a criminal liability clause, has been labelled unconstitutional by the country’s chamber of mines.	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008	0 Stars