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.
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More than 140 countries have agreed to begin talks that could lead to a legally-binding treaty to reduce global mercury emissions by 2013.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Vedanta Resources plc has launched an initiative in Orissa, India, to provide 17,000 schoolchildren with mid-day meals.
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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.
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Barrick Gold Corp has become the third mining company to be dropped by the Norwegian Pension Fund in
two years.
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Chinese coal mines are turning to new technology to cut methane emissions.
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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.
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The pre-registration phase for the implementation of REACH is now completed, but further headaches may
lie in wait as the implementation process develops
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Following discussions between their presidents, Canada and the US are joining forces to establish a clean-energy dialogue, with potential implications for their mining industries
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Argentina provides a good example of the need to consider local politics and regulations, rather than considering issues at only the national level
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MEM editor Katherine Welch asks Dr Sam Smith, environmental manager for Nautilus Minerals Inc, about working for the company and the challenges of underwater mining
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Project financing from banks can be one means of funding a mine development, but as more financial institutions sign up to the Equator Principles, companies need to be aware of the environmental standards they will be required to meet
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A new report from the ICMM and the Commonwealth Secretariat seeks to highlight areas of common ground between companies and governments when it comes
to the thorny issue of minerals taxation
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Following discussions between their presidents, Canada and the US are joining forces to establish a clean-energy dialogue, with potential implications for their mining industries
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As awareness of the environmental impact of mining grows, what risks are institutional investors concerned about and how do they expect the sector to manage these issues?
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The content of bituminous oil in Alberta’s oil sands averages anywhere from 8-12% and sometimes higher.
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Integrating the environmental assessment process into project design is not only prudent but a necessity
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when money is tight, investment in community-development projects may be one of the first expenditures to get dropped.
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