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  <title><![CDATA[ Panama moves towards Kimberley ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/panama-moves-towards-kimberley</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Panama’s president, Ricardo Martinelli, has pledged to fast-track legislation to create a diamond free-trade zone, and facilitate the country’s membership of the Kimberley Process ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ New tech boost for platinum ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/new-tech-boost-for-platinum</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ New fuel cell technology might not only be a welcome boost for the platinum mining industry but also provide a new clean power source in South Africa to alleviate the struggling national coal utility ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/new-tech-boost-for-platinum</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Cyanide accredited ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/cyanide-accredited</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Gold Fields Ltd has announced that it has become the first mining company to obtain accreditation for all its operations with the International Cyanide Management Code ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/cyanide-accredited</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Handling concerns ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/handling-concerns</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In its latest guidelines the ICMM tackles the issue of local community grievances and offers member companies a set of practical guidelines to apply on-the-ground over the next 12 to 18 months ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/handling-concerns</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Canadian mining future depends on climate ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/canadian-mining-future-depends-on-climate</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The Canadian mining sector needs to do more to adapt to future climate change if it is going to remain prosperous, a report by environmental policy experts the David Suzuki Foundation has found ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:58:10 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/canadian-mining-future-depends-on-climate</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ China shuts smelters after mass poisoning ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/china-shuts-smelters-after-mass-poisoning</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Chinese authorities could shut down up to one-third of the  lead smelting capacity In the country’s Shaanxi province after more than 1,300 children were found to have dangerously high blood lead levels. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:10:48 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/china-shuts-smelters-after-mass-poisoning</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Xstrata lead study shows limited human risk ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/xstrata-lead-study-shows-limited-human-risk</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Xstrata plc’s Mt Isa lead and zinc mine in Queensland Australia has been one of the most public examples of the potential hazards of contamination in recent years ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:10:40 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/xstrata-lead-study-shows-limited-human-risk</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Government raises concerns about Olympic Dam expansion ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/government-raises-concerns-about-olympic-dam-expansion</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ BHP Billiton has been warned by the South Australian government to address a range of concerns about the expansion of its Olympic Dam uranium mine at Roxby Downs, before it will give its approval. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:10:30 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/government-raises-concerns-about-olympic-dam-expansion</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Vale raises water reuse to 76% ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/vale-raises-water-reuse-to-76</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Brazilian-based Vale SA said this month that is has increased its water reuse and recycling to 76% this year, making it a leader in employing sustainable water resources ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:59:50 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/vale-raises-water-reuse-to-76</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Marlin mine meets cyanide code compliance ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/marlin-mine-meets-cyanide-code-compliance</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Goldcorp Inc’s Marlin gold mine in Guatemala has become the first mine in Central America to be fully certified as compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:59:43 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/marlin-mine-meets-cyanide-code-compliance</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ China jails officials for fatal landslide ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/china-jails-officials-for-fatal-landslide</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ A Chinese court has jailed 12 government officials for up to five years, after finding them responsible for a tailings dam failure that resulted in the deaths of 277 people last year ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:06:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/china-jails-officials-for-fatal-landslide</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ South Africa to get tough with illegal miners ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/south-africa-to-get-tough-with-illegal-miners2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ South Africa’s government has pledged to implement new legislation to crack down on illegal mining after more than 80 illegal miners died at Harmony Gold Mining Ltd’s Eland shaft last month. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:52:24 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/south-africa-to-get-tough-with-illegal-miners2</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Thirsty work ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/special-features/thirsty-work</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ "Water security is fast rising up the agenda as a critical business issue, with companies becoming aware that water availability, linked to changing climate and increasing consumption, could have a significant impact on their direct operations, supply chains, and the communities where they operate. How companies plan and respond today could have significant implications for future business success."
Geoff Lane, Sustainability and Climate Change Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:41:49 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/special-features/thirsty-work</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Shareholders speak up ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/shareholders-speak-up</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ One of the biggest stories in the current issue of Mining Journal concerns a report produced by lobbyists opposed to Anglo American plc and Northern Dynasty Minerals Corp’s Pebble project in Alaska ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/shareholders-speak-up</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Adaptation  ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/adaptation</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Climate change is making the headlines again this summer, with the message coming across loud and clear: climate change is happening; adaption is the order of the day ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:31:31 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/adaptation</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Peru suspends law after protestors killed in clashes ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/peru-suspends-law-after-protestors-killed-in-clashes2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ PERU’S government has announced that it will suspend two land-use laws that have led to violent clashes between indigenous people and the police, causing at least 40 fatalities ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:22:58 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/peru-suspends-law-after-protestors-killed-in-clashes2</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ BOOK REVIEW: The West Riding Miners, Bryan Fraser ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/book-review-the-west-riding-miners,-bryan-fraser</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Today, miners around the world owe their lives to William E. Garforth, although many may not even recognise his name. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:12:15 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/book-review-the-west-riding-miners,-bryan-fraser</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ NGOs call for Zimbabwe suspension from Kimberley Process ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/ngos-call-for-zimbabwe-suspension-from-kimberley-process</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Non-government organisation Human Rights Watch has called for Zimbabwe to be immediately suspended from the Kimberley Process, the diamond industry’s watchdog, following the revelation of horrific human  rights abuses on the country’s informal diamond mines. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/ngos-call-for-zimbabwe-suspension-from-kimberley-process</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ EPA declares Libby health emergency ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/epa-declares-libby-health-emergency2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that a public health emergency exists in the town of Libby, Montana, as a result of asbestos contamination from a nearby vermiculite mine. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:58:29 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/epa-declares-libby-health-emergency2</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Kimberly founding member quits process ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/kimberly-founding-member-quits-process</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Ian Smillie, one of the driving forces of NGO Partnership Africa-Canada and the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme has quit his position, saying he can no longer contribute to the pretence that failure is success ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:14:29 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/kimberly-founding-member-quits-process</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Canadian bill aims to increase accountability abroad ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/canadian-bill-aims-to-increase-accountability-abroad</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ A new bill being sent to the Canadian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development for further study, aims to promote responsible environmental practices and international human rights standards for Canadian mining companies operating in developing countrie ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:12:22 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/canadian-bill-aims-to-increase-accountability-abroad</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Grace acquitted of asbestos charges ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/grace-acquitted-of-asbestos-charges</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Chemicals company WR Grace & Co and three of its executives have been cleared of all criminal charges by a federal jury in the US, in what has been called one of the most significant criminal environmental cases in the country’s history ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:12:42 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/grace-acquitted-of-asbestos-charges</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ New safety tool to be commercially available ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/new-safety-tool-to-be-commercially-available</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ New mine safety software developed by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will be available around the world after a licence to commercially develop the software was awarded to Queensland-based Mining Logic Solutions ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:21:58 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/new-safety-tool-to-be-commercially-available</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ MCA warns of more job loses from carbon scheme ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/mca-warns-of-more-job-loses-from-carbon-scheme</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has warned that a further 23,510 mining industry jobs could be lost in Australia as a result of the government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:21:45 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/enviromine/mca-warns-of-more-job-loses-from-carbon-scheme</guid>
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