Sable mining

Local Communities Divided Over Mining in Rainforest - Sierra Leone

Kailash — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:41:56 +0100

FREETOWN, Dec 22, 2011 (IPS) – Sierra Leone’s Gola Rainforest remains a centre of contention as the local community here plan to take their chief to court next week over a controversial 50-year land lease to a mining company.

Members of the Tonkia Chiefdom claim their ancestral land of Bagla Hills in Gola Rainforest was illegally leased by their chief to UK-owned Sable Mining in April.

Mining companies have long coveted the land here for its iron ore potential as deposits in Bagla Hills are estimated to be worth 150 billion dollars.

The International Monetary Fund estimates tha

Tyranny at Lake Abitibi

whit — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:38:49 +0000

Toronto, Ontario – Solid Gold Resources Corp. reports that new regulations obligating proponents to consult with potentially affected Aboriginal communities before conducting exploration activities in Ontario are scheduled to come into force on November 1, 2012.

“These rules result in a total transfer of all Natural Resources to the control of hostile third party governments.

Mongton Dam Consultations a ‘Rubber Stamp’: Community Groups

whit — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:50:10 +0100

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Civil society organizations in Shan State have called for an immediate halt to a planned hydroelectric dam on the Salween River, accusing an Australian company of helping to push the project ahead without proper public consultation.

For the last three months, area villagers have held protests against community consultation meetings organized by Australia’s Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC), which has been tasked with assessing the potential environmental and social impact of the Mongton dam.

In a statement on Tuesday, a group of 16 Shan civil s