January 2012
Enviromine
Peru protests lead to cabinet reshuffle
Peruvian president Ollanta Humala has replaced 10 of 19 new cabinet ministers, following mass civil unrest over a large-scale mining project that lead to a recent declaration of a state of emergency Full story...
Grasberg strike ends
A three-month-long strike at the Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia has ended after majority owner Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc reached an agreement with labour unions Full story...Australian PM calls to lift India uranium ban
Julia Gillard, Australia’s Prime Minister, said she would support a reversal of the country’s ban on exporting uranium to India at the Australian Labor Party conference in December Full story...Global Witness abandons Kimberley Process
International NGO Global Witness has announced its decision to leave the Kimberley Process, the diamond industry watchdog, saying that the scheme’s “many flaws and loopholes” have not been fixed Full story...Countries over dependent on minerals
Many low- and middle-income countries are dangerously reliant on mineral resource exports according to a new study by Oxford Policy Management, leaving them vulnerable to global economic downturn and the ‘resource curse’ Full story...Menell: “Embrace nationalism”
The international mining industry should embrace resource nationalism and see it as an “opportunity in adversity”. This was the main message from the keynote speaker at Mining Journal’s Mines and Money conference in London in December, Brian Menell Full story...UN impose Eritrea sanctions
The United Nations Security Council has expanded its sanctions regime on Eritrea in response to the country’s ongoing support for militant groups in neighbouring Somalia Full story...Europe aims for responsible mining
The European Union plans to address its dependence on resource imports and the sustainability of raw materials supplies, delegates at a meeting of politicians and industry stakeholders were told at a seminar in November Full story...Ghana clears 2,500 illegal miners
Ghana’s media have reported the conclusion of a state-run operation to clear 2,500 illegal ‘galamsey’ miners from the Damang gold mine, operated by Gold Fields Ltd. Full story...ICMM: Mining has more to offer in tackling climate change
The mining industry has the opportunity to “make a greater contribution to tackling climate change” leading figures from the industry said in December at the UNFCCC COP 17 meeting in Durban Full story...Legal Brief
Legal brief: Evolving story
A new online tool aims to better inform developing countries Full story...Features
Special report: Meeting the Standards
Free, prior and informed consent is required for project activities that involve lands subject to traditional ownership, relocation of indigenous peoples or that use their cultural resources Full story...
Country risk: Republic of Congo
The Republic of Congo’s mineral potential has long been recognised, but development has been constrained by a lucrative oil sector, which has limited levels of political will to foster mining-sector growth Full story...Techology: Keeping the oil flowing
Global Water Intelligence looks at the North American oil sands industry, its use of water and the potential for development of new processing and treatment technologies Full story...Innovation: Removing complexity
New technology is opening up the potential of more complex mineral deposits Full story...Technology: Getting the balance right
Steve Sedgwick explains the crucial role that pumps play in water management and the benefits of investing in the latest technology Full story...Risk 2012: Bumpy road ahead
In its 2012 risk forecast Control Risks predicts more political uncertainty lies ahead Full story...Technology case study: Vale SA
It’s not only technology on the ground that is making a difference to output, research and development is equally valuable Full story...Technology case study: Rio Tinto
State of the art technologies are finding a home in the high-tech future of mining. Full story...Still Life
Shadow of the past
One of the winning images from Vale SA’s ‘Eye on Sustainability’ Global Photography Contest 2011 where the theme was Forests: Nature at Your Service. Full story...Site Search
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Geologists- Senior and Junior Positions
Gryphon Minerals is aggressively growing its world class Banfora Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Mining and Metals Opportunities - Hatch
Mining and Metals Opportunities in London and Globally: Senior and junior roles.
Minerals Geoscientist Vacancy - Neftex
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