Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sarla Soni Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 25/09/2023. The main issue involved in the application is consideration and need for regulatory resign to check acetic activities in testing of gold, compliance of guidelines issued …
The Government has allocated £600,000 to help develop Britain's first 'plasma facility' which will recover gold, silver and platinum from electronic waste. In the next five years, electronic goods containing £1bn of precious metals will be sold in the UK. That includes more than 600 tonnes of silver, more than …
THREE people were confirmed dead and six others are sick from poisoning in an illegal gold mining operation in Henan Province, local authorities said today. The Songxian County government sent rescuers to a deserted mine on Saturday after receiving tips from the public about the mining operation. According to a …
Villagers around a gold mine in three provinces have asked the prime minister to set up a central body to systemically solve their problems, claiming they have been poisoned by toxic substances due to the mining operation Wanphen Promrangsan, representative of the villagers living near Akara Resources Plc's gold mine …
Global demand for gold is putting some of the most remote and pristine tropical forests at risk, scientists warn. Some 1,680 sq km of rainforest in South America was lost to gold mining from 2001 to 2013, a study shows. University of Puerto Rico researchers say gold mining has become …
A global “gold rush” has led to a significant increase of deforestation in the tropical forests of South America. This is according to new research publish today, 14 January, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, which has highlighted the growing environmental impact of gold mining in some of the …
The current global gold rush, driven by increasing consumption in developing countries and uncertainty in financial markets, is an increasing threat for tropical ecosystems. Gold mining causes significant alteration to the environment, yet mining is often overlooked in deforestation analyses because it occupies relatively small areas. As a result, we …
The Industry Ministry is on the verge of approving up to 70 gold exploration licences that have been in limbo for the past seven years. Thailand has not approved any gold permits since 2007, when the Office of the National and Social Development Board (NESDB) commenced a study of gold …
MINISTER of State in the Vice-President's Office ( Environment) Dr Binilith Mahenge, has commended North Mara Gold Mine for conforming to the highest environmental protection standards. "I am impressed to see that North Mara Gold Mine has heavily invested in environmental programmes and I believe other mines will take a …
Chile's supreme court has halted the development of a gold and copper mine owned by the Canadian conglomerate, Goldcorp, until indigenous communities are consulted. The court upheld an appeal filed on the El Morro mine by the Diaguita community in northern Chile. The community said the mine, worth almost $4bn, …
A report issued by the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) confirmed that Sudan has large reserves of gold, chrome and manganese. AIDMO disclosed existence of large quantities of various minerals in Sudan, underscoring mining sector has a promising future in the country’s economy. The director of mineral wealth …
Protesters rallied on Monday to demand that a World Bank tribunal reject an international mining company’s claim for $300 million (185 million pounds) from El Salvador over denial of a gold mining license. El Salvador refused to issue OceanaGold Corp an extraction permit in 2006. Activists say that the company …
A dam failure that sent billions of gallons of mine waste flowing down a British Columbia creek threatens to put a chill on new mining projects across Canada. The Aug. 4 accident at Imperial Metals Corp. (III)’s Mount Polley copper-and-gold mine led the local district authority to declare a state …
An expert committee comprising leading scientists and economists has been appointed by the Cabinet to research on mercury use in Sri Lanka, Environment and Renewable Energy Ministry Secretary B.M.U.D. Basnayake told the Daily News yesterday. He said the committee is expected to hand over a report for Cabinet reference to …
It was a decision that had positive implications for the ability of Goldcorp Inc and other companies to continue to mine on land that natives had ceded to Canada under treaty. Goldcorp operates Canada's largest gold mine in the same region as the tract in the forestry dispute, and had …
Rescuers laboured with pickaxes and shovels to dig out 11 miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, and are close to reaching three of the workers, officials said on Thursday. The workers were trapped when the entrance of the mine in San Juan Arriba …
A landslide at the entrance of a small gold mine in southern Honduras trapped at least 11 miners underground on Wednesday, firefighters said. A rescue operation was under way at the mine in San Juan Arriba, 110 km (70 miles) south of the capital, Tegucigalpa. Firefighters said they had made …
The Modi government may revive the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulatory) Bill, which the UPA failed to pass in Parliament during its tenure, paving way for high-tech exploration in new blocks, foster competition and ensure adequate compensation for the displaced. A new mining Bill to replace the existing archaic …
Crisologo Quispe says he halted operations at his gold mine in the Peruvian jungle in April after police used dynamite to blow up $350,000 loaders at a nearby site. Quispe fired 17 workers and moved machinery elsewhere on concern his concession in 428 hectares (1,057 acres) of jungle bordering the …
Mali has granted gold permits to five companies to operate and extract from gold mines with total reserves of 9.7 million ounces, a senior official in the ministry of mines told Reuters on Thursday. The companies given permits are Papillon Resources, Robex Resources, New Gold Mali SA, Glencar Mining and …
Canada's government has blocked the development of a controversial copper and gold mine owned by Taseko Mines Ltd, the second time in just over three years that it has halted the mine plan. The decision came after Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq concluded that the New Prosperity mine project is "likely …
