NewsRack: irge304/Environmental-Justice-Issues/Resource-Conflicts

Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 21 - azcentral.com | business

Jefrey Pattirajawane — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

TIMIKA, Indonesia -- Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 21, mine officials said Tuesday. Seven others were believed buried under the rubble. The Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine collapsed last week when 38 workers were undergoing safety training. Ten injured miners were rescued.

Deaths in DR Congo mine collapse - BBC: World

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

At least 20 people are killed when a mine collapses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says.

More than 20 people killed in Congo mining collapse, government says - Star Tribune: World

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

More than 20 killed in Congo mine collapse - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The government of Congo says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province. That's in the far eastern part of the country.

Peru Deputy Minister Resigns as Humala Rolls Back Indigenous Law - International Herald Tribune: Americas

By REUTERS — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Peru Deputy Minister Resigns as Humala Rolls Back Indigenous Law

ENRC founders made good in Kazakhstan - Financial Times: Energy

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

All three are part of the country’s establishment and are seen as close to the country’s authoritarian president Nursultan Nazarbayev

Peru Prioritizes Averting Resource Conflicts, Clashes - International Herald Tribune: Americas

By REUTERS — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Peru Prioritizes Averting Resource Conflicts, Clashes

Influx of Chinese goldminers sparks tensions in Ghana - Guardian: Environment

Afua Hirsch — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Illegal small-scale mines are an opportunity for poor Chinese immigrants – but are blamed for environmental destruction Huang Ren Zhong's striped parasol stands out against the muddy cliff of excavated earth. The horizon is fringed with the tall trees of the Ghanaian rainforest, but for Huang, this dilapidated shelter is his only shade from the sweltering tropical sun. He and his other Chinese colleagues take turns to sit under it, overseeing the digging and churning of the murky water beneath them, where they are mining a huge pit for gold. Two years ago Huang, 40, left his tea farm in China's Guangzhu province to seek riches here in west Africa. Since then his work has been hot and arduous, and at times dangerous but, by his standards, the rewards are great. Huang says he makes about 4,000 yuan – about £420 – per month. His salary is paid straight to his family in China, with the money he needs to live deducted first. "The work is difficult. [But] I came here to make money," said Huang. ...

Barrick suffering big setbacks in Latin America on environmental protection, mining royalties - Star Tribune: World

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Barrick suffering big setbacks in Latin America - Seattle Times: Top stories

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A Chilean court's halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest setback in Latin America for the world's largest gold miner.

Barrick suffering big setbacks in Latin America - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Barrick suffering big setbacks in Latin America - AP Business

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A Chilean court's halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest setback in Latin America for the world's largest gold miner....

Zimbabwe diamonds flood into Dubai - Financial Times: Energy

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The emirate has become a significant conduit for legal Zimbabwean exports of rough diamonds. Sales are 230 times greater than in 2008

Deadly Tibetan Landslide Draws Attention to Mining - NY Times: Asia-Pacific

By EDWARD WONG — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A surge in mining on the Tibetan plateau has provided valuable resources for China’s economy, but the environmental damage has stirred anger among people living there.

Excavating a future in Afghanistan - L.A. Times - World News

By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The country sits atop oil, gas and mineral deposits that could be worth a trillion dollars. But building a commercial mining industry will be a rocky road.

TAGHAR, Afghanistan — In a rugged valley outside Kabul, where mud-walled villages blend into bare scrubland, a team of international mining experts and Afghan trainees set up camp over the winter to probe the region's mineral resources.

Fracking could cut carbon emissions… in the short term - New Scientists HIV

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Fracking could cut carbon emissions… in the short term

Pro-mining opposition wins Greenland election - Seattle Times: Business & Technology

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

An opposition centrist party that favors tapping Greenland's underground mineral wealth appears poised to win the Arctic country's parliamentary election.

GOP questions Interior nominee Sally Jewell over lawsuits - Salt Lake Tribune

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

by Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 12, 2013 03:58PM MDT Washington • Republicans are raising concerns that Interior Department nominee Sally Jewell belonged to a conservation group that in the past has sued the government dozens of times but the issue doesn’t appear to be slowing her confirmation process. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., questioned Jewell about her work on the board of the National Parks Conservation Association, which Barrasso noted has sued to shut down coal-fired power plants, halt coal mining and block oil and gas drilling. In all, t... ...

Op-Ed Contributor: Preventing an Arctic Cold War - NY Times: Editorials

By PAUL ARTHUR BERKMAN — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Melting ice raises the potential for conflict.

Minerals dominate Greenland poll - BBC: Front Page

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Voters go to the polls in Greenland on Tuesday, in an election dominated by the question of how the territory should exploit its mineral riches.

Uranium-mining concerns seek Navajo Nation projects - Durango Herald

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

SHIPROCK, N.M. Uranium-mining companies are showing signs of renewed interest in the Navajo Nation.The Daily Times of Farmington reported that several companies during the past year have addressed the tribe, seeking permission to once again mine the tribes uranium-rich land.

Space gold rush should not be a free-for-all - New Scientist: News

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Space gold rush should not be a free-for-all

First Conflict-Free Tin Metal From Congo Due in March - International Herald Tribune: Americas

By REUTERS — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

An industry program to revive legal mining in eastern Congo after a crackdown on conflict minerals will produce its first refined tin by the end of March, its organizers said on Tuesday.

Opinion: End in sight for deadliest war? - CNN: Top Stories

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

John Prendergast thinks circumstances are right for a peace process in Congo, where the deadliest war since World War II has killed 7 million people.

Brazil: stories of a paradise - Grassroots International

Saulo Araujo — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT