Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining, saying the market for the commodity is now open … Coal mine auction opens up vast stretches of forests in central India for miningRead more
Mining
Posted inMining / News / Recycling
“100 percent recycled aluminum”? They are lying
Remember how aluminum cans are “100 percent recyclable into pure aluminum”? They lied. We go on about how recycling is broken, and noted earlier that … “100 percent recycled aluminum”? They are lyingRead more
Posted inIndia / Mining / News
Anti-Bauxite Mining Protests in Kodingamali
Thousands of tribals are braving the rains in Kodingamali hill in Odisha to stop the bauxite mining by Vedanta group, followed by a fresh hearing … Anti-Bauxite Mining Protests in KodingamaliRead more
Posted inMining / Renewable / ToMl
Going 100% renewable power means a lot of dirty mining
For more than a decade, indigenous communities in Alaska have been fighting to prevent the mining of copper and gold at Pebble Mine in Bristol … Going 100% renewable power means a lot of dirty miningRead more
Posted inAsia / Mining / ToMl
The Philippines, a nation rich in precious metals, encounters powerful opposition to mining
Before OceanaGold began to systematically remove any trace that Dinkidi Mountain ever existed in northern Luzon’s Sierra Madre range, 100 farmers raised rice and citrus … The Philippines, a nation rich in precious metals, encounters powerful opposition to miningRead more
Posted inCoal / Mining / Multimedia / Protest / USA Empire
Mining and Resistance In Dinetah
Jul 7, 2016 A special episode-length documentary filmed on location in Dinétah; the name of the land of the Navajo people, spanning parts of Arizona, … Mining and Resistance In DinetahRead more
Posted inLatin America / Mining / News
El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining
Legislators in El Salvador made history Wednesday, passing a bill to ban all metallic mining activities in the country. passing the bill, El Salvador becomes … El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals miningRead more
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Bolivia Cracks Down on Mining Industry After Minister’s Death
Cooperative miners in Bolivia have been dealt a blow by the government after ministers decided to reverse previously agreed to concessions and establish tough new … Bolivia Cracks Down on Mining Industry After Minister’s DeathRead more
Posted inEconomics / Latin America / Mining / ToMl
Gold Mining Has Devastated The Peruvian Amazon
When Meraldo Umiña moved to the Madre De Dios region of Peru in 1983, the toxic gold rush that’s destroyed swaths of Amazon rainforest there … Gold Mining Has Devastated The Peruvian AmazonRead more
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Locals In Peru Force US Company To Scrap $5 Billion Mining Project
Activists in Peru have forced the second-largest gold mining corporation in the world, Newmont, to abandon its $5 billion Conga copper and gold mining project. … Locals In Peru Force US Company To Scrap $5 Billion Mining ProjectRead more