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  <title><![CDATA[ Global Witness abandons Kimberley Process ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/global-witness-abandons-kimberley-process</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ 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 ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Peru declares state of emergency over mine protest ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/peru-declares-state-of-emergency-over-mine-protest</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Peruvian president Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency in the country after protests over Newmont Mining Corp's 51.35%-owned US$4.8 billion Conga project have brought the Cajamarca region to a standstill ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/peru-declares-state-of-emergency-over-mine-protest</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Australia passes Clean Energy Bill ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/australia-passes-clean-energy-bill2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Australia's senate has passed the country's controversial Clean Energy Bill by a vote of 36 to 32 ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/australia-passes-clean-energy-bill2</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Zambia urged to control labour abuses at Chinese-owned mines ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/zambia-urged-to-control-labour-abuses-at-chinese-owned-mines</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ International non-government organisation, Human Rights Watch has called on the Zambia government to take action against poor working conditions in Chinese-run copper mines in the country ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/zambia-urged-to-control-labour-abuses-at-chinese-owned-mines</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pebble to challenge anti-mining ballot ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/pebble-to-challenge-anti-mining-ballot</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd has announced that it will fight a ballot initiative in the Lake & Peninsula Borough in southwest Alaska to restrict large-scale mining developments in the region ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/pebble-to-challenge-anti-mining-ballot</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ M&amp;M awards voting opens ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/m-and-m-awards-voting-opens</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Voting has now opened for the annual Mines & Money awards ceremony. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/m-and-m-awards-voting-opens</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Zimbabwe cleared to sell Marange diamonds ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/zimbabwe-cleared-to-sell-marange-diamonds</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The Kimberley Process Certification scheme has given permission for Zimbabwe to begin exports of diamonds from its controversial Marange diamond region ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/zimbabwe-cleared-to-sell-marange-diamonds</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Deloitte calls for skills shortage action ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/deloitte-calls-for-skills-shortage-action</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Professional services firm Deloitte has added its weight to concerns over Australia’s looming skills shortage ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/deloitte-calls-for-skills-shortage-action</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Rio expands on driverless trucks ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/rio-expands-on-driverless-trucks</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Rio Tinto is expanding its fleet of driverless trucks as part of its ‘Mine of the Future’ technology innovation programme ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/rio-expands-on-driverless-trucks</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Rio Tinto faces new war-crimes case ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/rio-tinto-faces-new-war-crimes-case</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ A US federal appeals court in San Francisco has reopened a lawsuit against Rio Tinto, accusing the company of being complicit in genocide and war crimes at the site of its former Panguna copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/rio-tinto-faces-new-war-crimes-case</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ US court reopens Rio Tinto Bougainville case ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/us-court-reopens-rio-tinto-bougainville-case</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ A US federal appeals court in San Fransisco has reopened a lawsuit against Rio Tinto, accusing the company of being complicit in genocide and war crimes at the site of its former Panguna copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:23:52 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/us-court-reopens-rio-tinto-bougainville-case</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Northern Dynasty to challenge anti-mining ballot ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/northern-dynasty-to-challenge-anti-mining-ballot</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd has announced that it will fight a ballot initiative in the  Lake & Peninsula Borough in southwest Alaska to restrict large-scale mining developments in the region ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:58:25 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/northern-dynasty-to-challenge-anti-mining-ballot</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ South African silicosis case goes to UK high court ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/south-african-silicosis-case-goes-to-uk-high-court</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ A London law firm has begun proceedings in the UK high court against a Johannesburg-listed subsidiary of Anglo American plc on allegations that ex-employees are suffering from silicosis and silico-tuberculosis ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:33:41 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/south-african-silicosis-case-goes-to-uk-high-court</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Rio Tinto invests in Pilbara water project ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/rio-tinto-invests-in-pilbara-water-project</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with the Western Australian government to relinquish its priority entitlements to local water supplies ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:03:27 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/rio-tinto-invests-in-pilbara-water-project</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Glencore publishes first sustainability report ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/glencore-publishes-first-sustainability-report</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Commodities trader Glencore International plc, has published its first sustainability report, announcing its support for the Extractive Industries Transparancy Initiative ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:45:48 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/glencore-publishes-first-sustainability-report</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Peru congress passes indigenous consultation bill ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/peru-congress-passes-indigenous-consultation-bill</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Peru’s congress has unanimously passed a law which requires mining and oil companies to consult with indigenous communities before developing a project ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:50:24 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/peru-congress-passes-indigenous-consultation-bill</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ ICMM indentifies fugitive emission issues for Australian carbon tax ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/icmm-indentifies-fugitive-emission-issues-for-australian-carbon-tax</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released a new policy brief outlining some of the specific challenges in regulating unintended or fugitive methane emissions from coal mines ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:31:33 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/icmm-indentifies-fugitive-emission-issues-for-australian-carbon-tax</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ South Australia bans uranium mining in Arkaroola ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/south-australia-bans-uranium-mining-in-arkaroola</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ South Australia’s Premier, Mike Rann has announced that the state will ban uranium mining in a wilderness area in the far north indefinitely ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:55:22 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/south-australia-bans-uranium-mining-in-arkaroola</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Deep sea mining applications approved ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/deep-sea-mining-applications-approved</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The International Seabed Authority has approved four new applications to explore for polymetallic nodules ion the international deep-sea bed ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:14:33 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/deep-sea-mining-applications-approved</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Australian carbon tax gets green light ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/australian-carbon-tax-gets-green-light</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Australia’s government has revealed the details of its new carbon tax which will take effect from July next year ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:19:12 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/australian-carbon-tax-gets-green-light</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ UN calls for major investment in ‘green’ technologies ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/un-calls-for-major-investment-in-green-technologies</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ A new report by the UN has warned of an immediate need for a fundamental technological overhaul to end poverty and avoid a worldwide environmental catastrophe ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:37:30 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/un-calls-for-major-investment-in-green-technologies</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Carbon tax concerns sector ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/carbon-tax-concerns-sector</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The Australian Coal Association (ACA) said it expected that the country’s proposed carbon tax would put thousands of jobs at risk and push billions of investment dollars offshore ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:09:30 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/carbon-tax-concerns-sector</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Gold gets new standard ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/gold-gets-new-standard</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The World Gold Council (WGC) and its members have developed two standards aimed at removing gold sold to fund conflict from the gold market ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:09:23 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/gold-gets-new-standard</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Investors call for better oil sands monitoring ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/investors-call-for-better-oil-sands-monitoring2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Investment groups representing over US$1,300 billion in assets under management have submitted a call to the Alberta Environment Monitoring Panel for ‘world-class’ monitoring of Alberta’s oil sands ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:09:15 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/investors-call-for-better-oil-sands-monitoring2</guid>
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